Thursday, April 3, 2025
As many of you as were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is no longer Jew or Greek; there is no longer slave or free; there is no longer male and female, for all of you are one in Christ Jesus. ~ Galatians 3:27-28
Written by Janet Geidel | Pinnacle Member
This concept of being clothed in Christ is intriguing. Clothing is at times a self-identity, as in wearing a formal suit for an important professional presentation, and at other times it is self-comforting, as in wearing a thick, soft hand-knit wool sweater for warmth on a cold, wet night. Clothes sometimes divide people and other times bring them together. What does it mean to clothe ourselves with Christ? Does it mean we are wearing our values on our sleeves? Are we approachable, warm, curious, and comforting or are we judgmental, superior,suspicious, or afraid? If we can put values on, can we also take them off? Are they permanently tattooed on our skin or are they worn for situational effect or impact?
But Paul’s words are reminding us that it is not just about ourselves, it’s about others. We should be seeing their values, their hopes and fears, dreams and dragons, for we are all one community in Christ.
How others choose to present themselves is not for us to judge but to be welcoming, inquisitive, caring.
Prayer: Keep our eyes open, Lord, to how others show up clothed in you, that we see your light in each one. Amen.