![]() I’m admittedly paraphrasing the conversation, but this is pretty much the gist. “I’m not ashamed of God, but I like to look good. Are you ashamed of God!”Īs you may imagine, the last comment didn’t go over so well. ![]() Her take on the experience is more like “OMG! People are going to see me.” Her mother, sister and I try to calm her down and play down the significance of being in the usher uniform. She’s a fashionista, but she seems to be handling the “ice cream by the mall in my usher dress” experience with a cool exterior. My two young Christian friends are sisters and teen sister #1 is A-okay with being in her uniform. Now, I did mention that these are teen-agers, right? I did mention that the dresses are not the most fashionable, right? I did mention that the ice cream we were getting was by the mall, right? Do you see the dilemma? Yes they are “Christian,” but they are also teens-a key component in this tale of fashion meets fate. Sounds like a plan, right? It’s been a steamy July and ice cream sure would hit the spot. Fast forward about nine years and everything has grown and evolved, including their thoughts on the usher dress.Īfter church, their mother decided that we would go get ice cream by the mall. They were finally big enough to serve the Lord as an usher. ![]() The white dresses were a source of pride for them. They were about seven years old and so cute. I remember when they joined the usher board. This past Communion Sunday, I had the opportunity to hang out with two of my favorite Christian teens, who happen to be on the usher board. We wear our uniforms for the Communion service and keep it on for the evening service as well. In my church, all the ushers are in uniform on Communion Sunday. In some churches the ushers take up the collection, tidy up the sanctuary, and they are always there to serve the congregation’s needs. Ushers literally open the doors for those entering in the church, they give out fans, and guide the offering lines. ![]() Again, the dresses are not the most fashionable, but it is meant to allow the congregation to identify the doorkeepers in the house of God. Usher-wear ranges, but there is a good segment of ushers who are suited up in very plain white cotton dresses that are typically to or over the knee. Choirs have their robes, nurses have their lab coats, and ushers have their usher dresses. Nonetheless, there is a segment of Sunday fashion that is not meant to draw attention, but to serve as an uniform for a particular role within the Body of Christ. Somewhere in between is where most people probably fall. Sunday fashion ranges from the modest to the ostentatious. ![]()
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