http://www.minthegap.com/2006/09/13/cultural-invasion-wearing-the-sunday-best/ Standing in the Gap in a Society that's Warring with God. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:17:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.minthegap.com/2006/09/13/cultural-invasion-wearing-the-sunday-best/comment-page-1/#comment-1609 Mary Wed, 13 Sep 2006 18:17:17 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/?p=836#comment-1609 It must be the pastor's kid in me, but I've always loved going to church. I love people, and I'd be there every time the doors were open. Strangely enough, I don't have troubles focusing on the message, it's the music that distracts my heart from worship. I'm always returning my mind to the words and making it about Him and not whatever is trying to gain ground. Of course, I do have my children with me in the pew... I like the idea of thinking of it as not only what we're wearing on the outside to show our love and respect, but also and more importantly, what's going on in our hearts and minds. It must be the pastor’s kid in me, but I’ve always loved going to church. I love people, and I’d be there every time the doors were open. Strangely enough, I don’t have troubles focusing on the message, it’s the music that distracts my heart from worship. I’m always returning my mind to the words and making it about Him and not whatever is trying to gain ground. Of course, I do have my children with me in the pew…
I like the idea of thinking of it as not only what we’re wearing on the outside to show our love and respect, but also and more importantly, what’s going on in our hearts and minds.

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