In the book of Ecclesiastes, it is written in the third chapter, “There is an appropriate time for everything, and a time for every affair under the heavens. A time to be silent and a time to speak”. In other words, everything has an appropriate place. I would add a time to dress up and a time to dress down.

We come now into the summer season, the season of flip-flops, short shorts, tank tops and anything else that lets in the sun and cool breezes. The season also brings the dilemma of what is appropriate dress. Are shorts appropriate at a wedding reception, or job interview? Is wearing a suit and tie to the beach called for? Do we wear a dress or pants with shoes to bed and pajamas to the supermarket? I ask you to consider what you wear to worship your Creator. Is he important enough to dress up for? Oh, yes it is true that God loves us just the way we are. Saint Paul writes that because of his relationship with Jesus, he is free to do anything, but qualifies that freedom, with his obligation not to offend or bring harm to others.

The question is, how much do we respect the love our Creator has for us: and are we willing to witness to others that respect, by our dress and behavior. There is a time for everything!