Preschooler ruminations on the nature of the divine

[velvetpage]

Elizabeth: Mommy, why does God want us to wear pretty clothes?

Comments

[velvetpage.livejournal.com]

No, because how we dress reflects how much we respect what we're doing and who we're with. It's the same reason people dress in clean, neat clothes for work - you show that your job matters by how you dress to go to it.

[momentrabbit.livejournal.com]

I was being facetious; your reasons are all good reasons, of course. :)

[velvetpage.livejournal.com]

I know. But of all the heretical attitudes that sometimes pop up in the church, that one bugs me more than most. You just managed to push my buttons, is all. :)