Just a quick thought on fashion/clothing. Paul said, to the Corinthians: "If so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked" (2 Corinthians 5:3). He's right. When we have clothes on, we aren't naked. But what about symbolically?
Adam and Eve were naked in the garden of Eden. When their eyes were opened after partaking of the fruit, "they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons" (see Genesis 3:7-8). This made me ponder about what I am putting on, what do I wear when I "feel" naked? For me, feeling naked is a feeling of vulnerability, and insecurity. When I feel this way what do I choose to wear? Do I wear impatience, or anger? Or do I follow the admonition of Paul written to the Colossians, which says:
"Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; forbearing one another, and
forgiving one another, as if any man have a quarrel against any:
even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.
And let the peace of God rule in your hearts,
to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful."
What shall I wear today? What will I help others wear? I know that when I was baptized, I "put on Christ" (Galatians 3:27). Do I "clothe the naked" by expressing love, compassion, honesty, or perhaps patience (see Matthew 25:36)? Today can be a day of amazing "fashion" as I help others be clothed in the love of Christ. It makes all the difference when I "clothe [myself and others] with the bond of charity, as with a mantle which is the bond of perfectness and peace" (D&C 88:125). This I testify.
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| When the pain persists but others can't see it on the outside, I can choose to clothe myself with all that is "wrong" with my life, or I can "put on Christ", and wear "charity". That kind of fashion makes a world of difference. |
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