For many religions, the body is not only a sacred space, but also embodies the central element of man's union with God. In other words, the body is a property of the divine left in our charge to take care of him and get him to accompany us lifetime.
For the Jewish tradition, for example, this concept is so fundamental, that threatening one's life, or Damaging one's body is one of the only three things a believer can never do, not even with the excuse of preserving himself from a greater damage to his existence or his integrity (the other two are: denying God and having strictly prohibited sexual relations, for example, between siblings).
For those of us who have had the fortune to see it with our own eyes, everything that has been said about the divinity of the body is clear when contemplating the brilliant work of Michelangelo in the frescoes painted in the Sistine Chapel.
I write this and vividly remember the majestic image of God touching Adam's fingers with the tips of his fingers, symbolizing in that contact the miracle of creation.
Video of the history of the Sistine Chapel:
Men and women of our time oscillate with impunity between considering the body one more of our possessions, as if it were a garment (I wear it, it bothers me, I modify it, I use it as bait, as a hook or as a claim), and pass him olympically (I forget it, I hurt it, I destroy it, I despise it).
Text extracted from the book The way of spirituality de Jorge Bucay.