Parking Lot Modesty

Our worship service this morning was amazing. Of course, that's how it's always been for which I'm thankful. The focus was on Jesus. The pastor prayed that he would be out of the way so the Lord could simply speak the message through him. It was entirely Scriptural with some wonderful illustrations and life applications!

The music was wonderful. Again, the focus was on Jesus and a heart of worship. The music was simply an offering to the Lord.

After the end of the corporate worship service I did let my focus wander a bit to see if everyone was dressed acceptably. I saw no body parts hanging out so that was nice. I did notice one woman in a skirt and shirt that were too tight. I'm not sure it was a matter of being immodest or if it's just because she's chunky. I mean, her hair and make-up were beautifully done. And her clothes matched but they were snug. Goodness, she even had cellulite! But she's a beautiful woman and very talented.

I also noticed another woman who was dressed rather cheaply. I mean, as in low cost. She looked a bit haggard, too. Not really immodest but kind of a bother to look at. But her 18-month old is out of the hospital now after his week long stay.

There was also the one young girl who's died her hair pink. What was she thinking? Doesn't she know that God probably doesn't like pink hair? She should probably dye it one of those acceptable colors like the older women do! Anyway, her clothes were fine. A little trendy, but... She'll probably watch us and learn how to dress right to include that hair! Goodness, she's only been coming a little while. She's quiet, and even seems a bit leery of church folk- but we'll get her to focus on what's important in church before long!

And the pastor didn't even have his shirt tucked in!

And there was that family of five that was wearing jeans. Even the girls! They were clean and neat, but still it was denim!

Since I didn't pay enough attention to the people during the worship service, I thought I'd share about the parking lot! I figure you can tell just as much about folks and their walk with Christ by their vehicles as you can by their clothing! And there were some really immodest vehicles out there!

I saw quite a few gas-guzzling SUV's. I was shocked! Would Jesus want folks wasting natural resources by such low gas mileage?? Definitely lacking modesty there! Such a pretentious show! I was a bit disgusted by it!

Sadly, I didn't even see one green hybrid out there. Or an electric car!

But I am thrilled to report that I did see three motorcycles! At 55 miles to the gallon that's using resources wisely! Thankfully, they were Harley's. I'd have hated to see one of those foreign bikes out there. Buying American- that's the good Christian way!

And I actually even saw a few junky looking cars. Ugh! They so don't reflect well on Christianity. Some were just downright dirty, even! What would Jesus think about an icthus on a dirty car?

Of course there were quite a few pick-up trucks. Some were smaller and didn't waste so much gas. But those big trucks- WOW! Really low gas mileage! And some of those were dirty, too! What do these ranchers and farmers think they're doing showing up to chuch like that?

I'm so thankful that I brought my children to church in an Impala! American car, clean, 32 miles to the gallon, and a nice nondescript white- it just reeks of modesty!