The importance of physical appearance cannot be denied.
With that being said, then image grooming is a big business.
But does the external appearance reflect the internal spiritual state of the heart?
In the gospel, the woman was double bent for eighteen years and that left her enfeebled and unable to stand upright.
Jesus saw that woman, He also saw more than just her state of infirmity.
Jesus saw the state of her heart, her heart that is calling out for healing and freedom.
And when Jesus healed that woman of her infirmity, she straightened up at once and she glorified God.
God created us and He also sent the Holy Spirit into our hearts to make us the temples of God’s glory.
As the 1st reading says, it is by the Spirit that we put an end to the misdeeds of our bodies.
And everyone moved by the Spirit is a child of God, and the Spirit also makes us cry out “Abba, Father”.
When we live and move with the Spirit, then our external appearance will also reflect the love and the glory of God.