My wife and I are trying to conceive and our fertility struggles are bringing up all our different beliefs about the body, conception, and divine will — she sees this as God's plan to accept, I see it as a medical issue to solve, and we're grieving differently and alone.
More people experience this than they realize.
The profound vulnerability of creating life is exposing how differently two people understand the body's relationship to the sacred and to suffering.
“Where Are You with Body as spiritual vessel across traditions?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.