Who is defining "pretty" for us? Who are we listening to? Looking back over the last many decades, it is very clear that the dominant voice is subjective and driven by instant gratification and the pushing of the envelope. As I commented to a co-worker the other day, "Why is it that the attire that was worn by prostitutes thirty years ago is commonly worn by the average high schooler today?" Why is the standard for what is acceptable changing for the worse? Why do moral decline as a society develops and grows? It seems that spiritual maturity declines to the same proportion that societal maturity develops?
Ultimately, we must ask: "Who do we believe regarding the way we attire ourselves?" The world or the Church? Ever fluctuating society or the standard of church tradition? The next thing to address is the problem of articulating and communicating "that" standard to our culture.
But it has to start with us.
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