Old Clothes
Do you mind me approaching You in old clothes, Master?
They are so comfortable and easy.
Baggy where they need to be
they give when I move.
They are so much part of me that
I don't need to think about them.
New clothes make me self-conscious and so very careful about stains and creases.
When I go out in my new outfit
my thoughts revolve around myself.
How I look and feel,
how others think I look,
what impression I am giving.
But when I'm in my old clothes my thoughts are free,
they fly in all directions
often winging their way to You, Lord.
So You won't mind if I don't dress up to talk to You?
It's no sign of disrespect
but rather of my belief in Your understanding
heart,
Your generous acceptance of me
Just As I Am
without frills or fancies.
Thank you, Lord, for that freedom.
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