Tuesday, July 6, 2021

Reflection - Number Our Days - Dressed for Success

Source (book): "Teach Us to Number Our Days", Chapter 14, "Dressed for Success", Page 71.
By David Roper, Pastor, and regular and popular writer for Our Daily Bread.


The wearer of Grandmother's (Wisdom's) clothes never thinks about how he or she looks, but thinks how handsome other peope are.
PHOTO: The wearer of Grandmother's (Wisdom's) clothes
never thinks about how he or she looks, but
thinks how handsome other peope are.

- George MacDonald, The Golden Key


I recently came across Washington Irving's description of a friend with whom he fished one of the tributaries (side stream) of the Hudson River:

One of our party had equaled the Don [Quixote] in the fullness of his equipments, being attired capa-pie [from head to foot] for the enterprise. He wore a broad-skirted fustian [pretentious] coat, perplexed with half a hundred pockets; a pair of stout shoes and leathern gaiters; a basket slung on one side for fish; a patent rod, a landing net, and a score of other inconveniences only to be found in the true angler's armory. Thus harnessed for the field, he was as great a matter of stare and wonderment among the country folk, who had never seen a regular angler, as was the steel-cad hero of La Mancha among the goatherds of the Sierra Morena.

Nothing has changed. Anglers still hope to be properly "harnessed" for the field, and, truth be told, to become the objects of the stares and wonderment of those that see them on-stream. The only difference between Irving's day and ours is that our equipment has become more sophisticated, and Orvis, Winston, Sage, and Simms have put their brands on our "armory." It's a matter of looking good.

That goes for our street clothes as well, except they bear other brand names such as L.L. Bean and REI - at least for me. One purpose of clothing, I suppose, is to cover up our less-presentable parts, as Paul would say, as our parts grow less presentable each year.

It seems to me, though, that no matter what we wear, we ought to dress down rather than up. Advertisements entice us to be noticed, but God's men and women have a different motivation: we should be "clothed with humility," one practical application of which is the desire to blend in and not attract attention to ourselves.

This generally means that we dress conventionally, the way most people would dress on a given occasion. Being flamboyant (excessive) can draw attention to us, but so can being frumpy (old-fashioned) or out of fashion. Augustine of Hippo taught his students, "Do not attract attention by the way you dress. Endeavor to impress by your manner of life, not by the clothes you wear." I think that's good counsel for all ages.

One practical result of getting this idea into our hearts is that we become less preoccupied with how we look and can "think more highly of others than we think of ourselves."

Clothing is a necessity mandated by the Fall and our subsequent self-consciousness. But maintaining a wardrobe can be a tedious process, which gets more tiresome as we age, particularly as we get less interested in impressing others. Then the thought occurred to me one morning, after I read Jeremy Taylor's advice in his diary, that I could make the morning ritual of dressing myself more meaningful if I view it as a reminder of the spiritual apparel with which I'm clothed.

In your dressing, let there be ejaculations fitted to the several actions of dressing: as at washing your hands and face, pray God to cleanse your Soul from sin; in putting on your clothes, pray Him to clothe your Soul with the righteousness of your Savior; and so in all the rest. For Religion must not only be the garment of your Soul, to invest it all over; but it must be also as the fringes to every of your actions, that something of Religion appear in every one of them, besides the innocence of all of them.

What Taylor is suggesting is that we use each item of clothing to remind ourselves of our spiritual vestments. It's a contrivance (tactic) I've been using for a while now.

When I put on my shirt each morning, I remind myself to "put on love." Perhaps I can do nothing more than love someone today, but it's enough. Love is the best gift I can give to God and to others throughout the day.

When I buckle my trousers, I'm reminded that I need to "gird up the loins" of my mind - pull my thoughts together and fix my hope fully on the gift of eternal life that will be brought to me when I see my Savior face to face. That's a thought that brings sobriety (sensibility) and peace.

When I lace up my boots, I think of my feet as shod and prepared to go wherever God wants me to go today and to go the distance - whatever it may be - to bring the good news of reconciliation and peace to others.

When I strap on my watch, I think of the need to redeem the time - to use each hour to be a benediction to others. "Evil days are days of opportunity," I say to myself. Many that I meet today have been ravaged by evil and are living in terrible sorrow. "May I be a blessing to them," I pray.

When I pick up my hat, I'm reminded of our ultimate and certain salvation - salvation that is promised and secure. I am the apple of God's eye, as dear as God's only-begotten Son.

Silly, you say? Works for me. It's a great way to dress for success.
 

The wearer of Grandmother's (Wisdom's) clothes
never thinks about how he or she looks, but
thinks how handsome other peope are.

- George MacDonald, The Golden Key


The wearer of Grandmother's (Wisdom's) clothes never thinks about how he or she looks, but thinks how handsome other peope are.
PHOTO: The wearer of Grandmother's (Wisdom's) clothes never thinks about how he or she looks, but thinks how handsome other peope are.
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I recently came across Washington Irving's description of a friend with whom he fished one of the tributaries (side stream) of the Hudson River:

One of our party had equaled the Don [Quixote] in the fullness of his equipments, being attired capa-pie [from head to foot] for the enterprise. He wore a broad-skirted fustian [pretentious] coat, perplexed with half a hundred pockets; a pair of stout shoes and leathern gaiters; a basket slung on one side for fish; a patent rod, a landing net, and a score of other inconveniences only to be found in the true angler's armory. Thus harnessed for the field, he was as great a matter of stare and wonderment among the country folk, who had never seen a regular angler, as was the steel-cad hero of La Mancha among the goatherds of the Sierra Morena. [68]


One of our party had equaled the Don [Quixote] in the fullness of his equipments, being attired capa-pie [from head to foot] for the enterprise.
PHOTO: One of our party had equaled the Don [Quixote] in the fullness of his equipments, being attired capa-pie [from head to foot] for the enterprise. Thus harnessed for the field, he was as great a matter of stare and wonderment among the country folk, who had never seen a regular angler, as was the steel-cad hero of La Mancha among the goatherds of the Sierra Morena.
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Nothing has changed. Anglers still hope to be properly "harnessed" for the field, and, truth be told, to become the objects of the stares and wonderment of those that see them on-stream. The only difference between Irving's day and ours is that our equipment has become more sophisticated, and Orvis, Winston, Sage, and Simms have put their brands on our "armory." It's a matter of looking good.


Nothing has changed.
PHOTO: Nothing has changed. Anglers still hope to be properly "harnessed" for the field, and, truth be told, to become the objects of the stares and wonderment of those that see them on-stream. It's a matter of looking good.
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That goes for our street clothes as well, except they bear other brand names such as L.L. Bean and REI - at least for me. One purpose of clothing, I suppose, is to cover up our less-presentable parts, as Paul would say, as our parts grow less presentable each year.


Street clothes is to cover up our less-presentable parts, as Paul would say, as our parts grow less presentable each year.
PHOTO: Street clothes is to cover up our less-presentable parts, as Paul would say, as our parts grow less presentable each year.
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It seems to me, though, that no matter what we wear, we ought to dress down rather than up. Advertisements entice us to be noticed, but God's men and women have a different motivation: we should be "clothed with humility," one practical application of which is the desire to blend in and not attract attention to ourselves.


No matter what we wear, we ought to dress down rather than up.
PHOTO: No matter what we wear, we ought to dress down rather than up. Advertisements entice us to be noticed, but God's men and women have a different motivation: we should be "clothed with humility," one practical application of which is the desire to blend in and not attract attention to ourselves.
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This generally means that we dress conventionally, the way most people would dress on a given occasion. Being flamboyant (excessive) can draw attention to us, but so can being frumpy (old-fashioned) or out of fashion. Augustine of Hippo taught his students, "Do not attract attention by the way you dress. Endeavor to impress by your manner of life, not by the clothes you wear." I think that's good counsel for all ages.


This generally means that we dress conventionally, the way most people would dress on a given occasion.
PHOTO: This generally means that we dress conventionally, the way most people would dress on a given occasion. Being flamboyant (excessive) can draw attention to us, but so can being frumpy (old-fashioned) or out of fashion. "Do not attract attention by the way you dress. Endeavor to impress by your manner of life, not by the clothes you wear."
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One practical result of getting this idea into our hearts is that we become less preoccupied with how we look and can "think more highly of others than we think of ourselves."


One practical result of getting this idea into our hearts is that we become less preoccupied with how we look
PHOTO: One practical result of getting this idea into our hearts is that we become less preoccupied with how we look and can "think more highly of others than we think of ourselves."
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Clothing is a necessity mandated by the Fall and our subsequent self-consciousness. But maintaining a wardrobe can be a tedious process, which gets more tiresome as we age, particularly as we get less interested in impressing others. Then the thought occurred to me one morning, after I read Jeremy Taylor's advice in his diary, that I could make the morning ritual of dressing myself more meaningful if I view it as a reminder of the spiritual apparel with which I'm clothed.


Clothing is a necessity mandated by the Fall and our subsequent self-consciousness.
PHOTO: Clothing is a necessity mandated by the Fall and our subsequent self-consciousness. We could make the morning ritual of dressing ourself more meaningful if we view it as a reminder of the spiritual apparel with which we are clothed.
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In your dressing, let there be ejaculations fitted to the several actions of dressing: as at washing your hands and face, pray God to cleanse your Soul from sin; in putting on your clothes, pray Him to clothe your Soul with the righteousness of your Savior; and so in all the rest. For Religion must not only be the garment of your Soul, to invest it all over; but it must be also as the fringes to every of your actions, that something of Religion appear in every one of them, besides the innocence of all of them. [69]

What Taylor is suggesting is that we use each item of clothing to remind ourselves of our spiritual vestments. It's a contrivance (tactic) I've been using for a while now.


In our dressing, let there be ejaculations fitted to the several actions of dressing:
PHOTO: In our dressing, let there be ejaculations fitted to the several actions of dressing: as at washing your hands and face, pray God to cleanse your Soul from sin; in putting on your clothes, pray Him to clothe your Soul with the righteousness of your Savior; and so in all the rest. What Taylor is suggesting is that we use each item of clothing to remind ourselves of our spiritual vestments.
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When I put on my shirt each morning, I remind myself to "put on love." Perhaps I can do nothing more than love someone today, but it's enough. Love is the best gift I can give to God and to others throughout the day.


When I put on my shirt each morning, I remind myself to 'put on love.'
PHOTO: When I put on my shirt each morning, I remind myself to "put on love." Perhaps I can do nothing more than love someone today, but it's enough. Love is the best gift I can give to God and to others throughout the day.
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When I buckle my trousers, I'm reminded that I need to "gird up the loins" of my mind - pull my thoughts together and fix my hope fully on the gift of eternal life that will be brought to me when I see my Savior face to face. That's a thought that brings sobriety (sensibility) and peace.


When I buckle my trousers, I'm reminded that I need to 'gird up the loins' of my mind - pull my thoughts together and fix my hope fully on the gift of eternal life that will be brought to me when I see my Savior face to face. PHOTO: When I buckle my trousers, I'm reminded that I need to "gird up the loins" of my mind - pull my thoughts together and fix my hope fully on the gift of eternal life that will be brought to me when I see my Savior face to face. That's a thought that brings sobriety (sensibility) and peace.
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When I lace up my boots, I think of my feet as shod and prepared to go wherever God wants me to go today and to go the distance - whatever it may be - to bring the good news of reconciliation and peace to others.


When I lace up my boots, I think of my feet as shod and prepared to go wherever God wants me to go today and to go the distance - whatever it may be - to bring the good news of reconciliation and peace to others.
PHOTO: When I lace up my boots, I think of my feet as shod and prepared to go wherever God wants me to go today and to go the distance - whatever it may be - to bring the good news of reconciliation and peace to others.
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PHOTO: When I strap on my watch, I think of the need to redeem the time - to use each hour to be a benediction (blessing) to others. "Evil days are days of opportunity," I say to myself. Many that I meet today have been ravaged by evil and are living in terrible sorrow. "May I be a blessing to them," I pray.
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When I pick up my hat, I'm reminded of our ultimate and certain salvation - salvation that is promised and secure. I am the apple of God's eye, as dear as God's only-begotten Son.

Silly, you say? Works for me. It's a great way to dress for success.


When I pick up my hat, I'm reminded of our ultimate and certain salvation - salvation that is promised and secure. I am the apple of God's eye, as dear as God's only-begotten Son.
PHOTO: "Dear Lord, we put on our street clothes with the intention of looking good. One of our purpose of clothing, is to cover up our less-presentable parts, as our parts grow less presentable each year.

We pray that we follow the advice that no matter what we wear, we ought to dress down rather than up. Advertisements entice us to be noticed, but God's men and women have a different motivation: we should be ‘clothed with humility,’ one practical application of which is the desire to blend in and not attract attention to ourselves.

Lord, help us to dress conventionally, the way most people would dress on a given occasion. Because being flamboyant can draw attention to us, but so can being frumpy or out of fashion. Help us not to attract attention by the way we dress, but to impress by our manner of life. May this idea get into our hearts so that we become less preoccupied with how we look and can ‘think more highly of others than we think of ourselves.’

We learn that clothing is a necessity mandated by the Fall and our subsequent self-consciousness. But maintaining a wardrobe can be a tedious process, which gets more tiresome as we age, particularly as we get less interested in impressing others. Help us to make the morning ritual of dressing ourselves more meaningful by viewing it as a reminder of the spiritual apparel with which we’re clothed.

May in our dressing, have ejaculations fitted to the several actions of dressing: as at washing our hands and face, pray God to cleanse our Soul from sin; in putting on our clothes, pray Him to clothe our Soul with the righteousness of our Saviour; and so in all the rest. May we use each item of clothing to remind ourselves of our spiritual vestments.

When we put on our shirt each morning, may we remind ourselves to ‘put on love.’ For love is the best gift we can give to God and to others throughout the day.

When we buckle our trousers, may we be reminded that we need to ‘gird up the loins’ of our mind - pull our thoughts together and fix our hope fully on the gift of eternal life that will be brought to us when we see my Saviour face to face. May that thought brings sobriety and peace.

When we lace up our boots, may we think of our feet as shod and prepared to go wherever God wants us to go today and to go the distance - whatever it may be - to bring the good news of reconciliation and peace to others.

When we strap on our watch, may we think of the need to redeem the time - to use each hour to be a benediction to others. Many that we meet today may have been ravaged by evil and are living in terrible sorrow. We pray that we may be a blessing to them.

When we pick up our hat, may we be reminded of our ultimate and certain salvation - salvation that is promised and secure. May we be the apple of God's eye, as dear as God's only-begotten Son.

May these be the great way to dress for success.

Through Lord Jesus Christ we pray. Amen!
"
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Reflection - Number Our Days - Dressed for Success
Source (book): "Teach Us to Number Our Days", Chapter 14, "Dressed for Success", Page 71.
By David Roper, Pastor, and regular and popular writer for Our Daily Bread.



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"God in Pursuit" Lessons from the Book of Jonah, ©
2016 by Robert M. Solomon

'Reflection - God in Pursuit (Links) - PART I-III, posted on Saturday, 10 August 2019
Reflection - God in Pursuit (Links) - PART I-III, posted on Saturday, 10 August 2019
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"God in Pursuit" Lessons from the Book of Jonah, ©
2016 by Robert M. Solomon

'Reflection - God in Pursuit (Links) - PART IV, posted on Saturday, 10 August 2019
Reflection - God in Pursuit (Links) - PART IV, posted on Saturday, 10 August 2019
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"Songs of Christmas", The Stories and Significance of 20 Well-Loved Carols, ©
2018 by Robert M. Solomon

Reflection - Songs of Christmas (Links), posted on Friday, 24 April 2020
Reflection - Songs of Christmas (Links), posted on Friday, 24 April 2020

https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/04/reflection-songs-of-christmas-links.html
 

"Growing Old Gracefully", Following Jesus to the End, © 2019 by Robert M. Solomon

Reflection - Growing Old Gracefully, Part I - III (Links), posted on Wednesday, 09 December 2020
Reflection - Growing Old Gracefully, Part I - III (Links), posted on Wednesday, 09 December 2020
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Reflection - Growing Old Gracefully, Part IV - V (Links), posted on Thursday, 22 April 2021
Reflection - Growing Old Gracefully, Part IV - V (Links), posted on Thursday, 22 April 2021
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Reference
[1] From "Teach Us to Number Our Days", Copyright © 2008 by David Roper, ISBN 978-981-11-7184-0, Chapter 14, "Dressed for Success", Page 71-75.

[68] Washington Irving, “The Angler,” in The Sketch Book.

[69] Jeremy Taylor, “Agenda, of Things to Be Done,” in The Whole Works of the Right Rev. Jeremy Taylor, D.D.


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