I wore a turtle neck to my shift at the hospital today. No- not because it was a more modest choice, but because I was COLD! Just a few hours ago, it was snowing. When I decided I wanted to do a month of following the Bible as close as our modern world would allow, I chose April because it would be warm enough (or so I thought) to wear many of the skirts I owned. Luckily, I do own a few long skirts that will be put to very good use these next few days, and sweaters and scarves will certainly help keep me warm!
I volunteer at a hospital, and for saftey and health reasons I am not allowed to wear a scarf or non-approved head covering, so this is the only location where I will not be covering my head while in prayer. As Rachel Held Evans writes in her book A Year of Biblical Womanhood (Nashville, Tennessee:Thomas Nelson, 2012), “…if you’re intent on trying to keep all the commands, you should know ahead of time that you’re going to bump into at least three or four that you simply can’t (or won’t) keep. The Bible is a hundred times older than you are. Prepare to be humbled by it.” (48)
Humbled we are!
-Stephanie
Ancient Living 