After our baptism, we were completely clothed in white. This
tradition has been maintained since the earliest days of Christianity. In case
you didn’t know “why” we are clothed in white, it is to represent the purity of
God’s new creation PRESENT WITHIN US at the time of Baptism and Chrismation.
Unfortunately, most of us never consider the white gown after the reception is
over.
When we wear white, whether at our baptism reception or in
the public square, we are constantly aware, sometimes to the point of
craziness, of ever little speck and ever little smudge we see. Many refuse to
wear white for this very reason. In fact, we would NEVER participate in
anything that we know would make our white garments dirty. An accident is one
thing…..but nobody allows their white garments to get dirty on purpose.
So why aren’t we as cautious about our souls? Isn’t our soul
worth more to us than our seersucker suit? Jesus said, “What will it profit a
man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?” (Mark 8.36) Maybe if
we remembered our souls were clothed in white, we would be more careful with
the choices we make and the activities we do. Maybe we should wear white more
often…
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