Of course, our temples are not always buildings. Our temples are also whatever structures we erect in our minds, our imaginations, or our hearts and that hold our faith together. They are the things that firmly remind us of how it is with God and the world. Marriage can be a temple. A treasured relationship can be a temple.
Family can be a temple.
A creed can be a temple. Indeed, they are good things because they give us stability, security and a sense of meaning. Sometimes when our temples are destroyed, our response is to attempt to put the stones back exactly the way they were. Other times, however, we respond by doing nothing, by crossing our arms literally or figuratively and sitting passively on the rubble of our fallen temple. There is nothing meaningful left for me to do or be.