Adventures in Leaf-blowing pt 1 - The temple as a metaphor for the human being

Welcome to a series of thoughts that arise as I spend an hour on a Saturday blowing leaves off the driveway (using a machine, of course!)...
I am referring to the Hebrew temple.
Just as the temple has different "stages" or levels, so does the human being.

The porch/forecourt = the physical/emotional exterior of our being - the part everybody can see and even interact with superficially without knowing anything about us.

Inside we come to the assembly room/meeting place. This is where, in our being, we develop our psychological/emotional being. Less people share with us at this level - only the "initiate" - those seeking greater intimacy with us (some would call this the chamber of the soul, perhaps).

Last we come to the Holy of Holies - the sacred place - the place where the priest meets with God, via the ark of the covenant - the place that is veiled, hidden. In the human being, this would be the chamber of the spirit, where the Spirit of God talks to our spirit, often in ways that we can neither articulate nor understand...and yet the Ark is there, the Ark of the Covenant, God's promise of Presence, and presence of Promise.

And of course, to get from the porch into the Holy of Holies, we must pass through the communal assembly room, developing greater intimacy with our soul and spirit as we go.

So much also is unseen by us - we do not see ourselves as God sees us, but through a glass, darkly.

Jesus referred to Himself (and perhaps to us also) as a temple which, though thrown down, would be raised by Him within 3 days.

When he died, the veil to the H of H was torn in 2 - ripped apart! A symbol of how, through His death, we now have much easier access to God (and, in a sense, He to us).

Hmmm...if that's all a bit too metaphysical, just remember, there will always be leaves that need blowing!