One Sunday morning, an old man wearing patched overalls, a faded shirt, and a frayed jacket entered a church just as the service was about to begin. The church was in an affluent part of town, and everyone in the congregation was very expensively dressed. None of them greeted or welcomed the visitor.
After the service was over, the minister approached the old man and said, “Before you come back here again, have a talk with God and ask Him what He thinks is the proper attire to wear to church.”
The old man assured the minister that he would. The following Sunday, he showed up again, dressed exactly as he had been the week before. The minister took him aside and said, “I thought I asked you to speak to God before you came back here.”
“I did,” said the old man. “But He told me that He didn’t have a clue what I should wear. He said He’d never been inside here before.”
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I love this. I will reblog it as I think more need this tidbit to think on. Thanks. Hugs
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Luckily for me, not the one I attend. We must be about the motliest congregation around, and you could probably show up in almost any getup without raising any eyebrows, and you’d be welcomed. 🙂
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Ah ha ha ha,
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Reblogged this on Nutsrok and commented:
This is from Bluebird of Bitterness
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Thank you for reblogging. 🙂
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Too true!
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Yo. Very cool.
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Reblogged this on Viv Drewa – The Owl Lady.
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Thanks Viv. 🙂
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If Jesus went there, he probably wouldn’t meet their standards either.
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Oooooo, scorched!
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Yay !
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Very funny, but thought provoking.
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Unless you wear an obviously blasphemous article of clothing, I don’t think that Jesus cares what you wear to worship Him. It’s unfortunate that some Christians judge others based on appearances. 1 Samuel 16:7, anyone?
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Fortunately for us, God is a lot less particular about what we happen to be wearing than are some of our fellow humans.
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I haven’t been inside either 👿
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To be honest with you, neither have I — every church I’ve been in has welcomed everyone, regardless of how he/she was dressed. 🙂
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I must admit that my church expects the congregation to dress neat and tidily,and to conduct themselves with decorum.
Well in the Saloon Bar where I prefer to drink.
In the Public Bar anything goes 👿
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haha great read.
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