The most obvious blessing that has come from the Dress Dare for me has been that by purposefully choosing to wear my skirt over my jeans, I have a constant daily reminder of Mary. Similarly to wearing a cross, miraculous medal, or tying a string around your finger, my clothing helps me to remember to turn to her throughout my day. No human has ever been closer to Jesus, and I feel that I can put my trust in her to help me walk with Him throughout my days.The Dress Dare has also given me a boost of energy! I am a sleep-deprived mommy and part-time dance teacher-- this means that I practically live in my sweats and work-out clothing. I believe that taking some time out of my day to focus on my outward beauty by planning an "outfit" has actually translated to my inward-beauty, by making me feel more energetic and joyful.
The major difficulty that I have experienced this month is that all of the sudden, I am noticing what everyone around me is wearing. As someone who really struggles with vanity, this does not seem to be fruitful in my spiritual life. This passed Sunday at mass, I was distracted for several minutes when I started counting the women in front of me wearing jeans! I know that God wanted me in prayer and focused on the mass- not on everyone around me. Although I understand that what we wear can have an impact on our relationship with God and how we are perceived as Christians; there are also much more important things in our world and in our souls to be fighting for. I suppose I am admitting that I am still not convinced about the significance of wearing skirts. Has anyone had a similar experience here?
Of course I have not given up... I have less than 2 weeks to go! Pray for one another!
3 comments:
I love the idea of wearing skirts/dresses similarly to a miraculous medal. Now that you say that, they do prompt me at times to call her to mind.
I actually was going to sit down and write about my troubles with the dress dare and part of it was going to compare it to the miraculous medal! Too funny. However, my baby woke up, so it's going to have to wait until later tonight.
But I *will* try to make a concerted effort to write about it tonight because all these thoughts keep going around in my head and I'd love to hear what you ladies think about them.
Chantal,
Ask your huasband how it has effected him? I love wearing skirts not only because it makes me feel more feminine but also because I think he helps call men to be more masculine.
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