Scripture

“Let us then lay aside the works of darkness and put on the armor of light.” Romans 13:12

Reflections

Clothing is a good thing.

Clothing keeps us warm in the winter.  Clothing protects our skin from the sun in the summer.  Clothing can also help hide a belly overlapping a belt!

There are some things about us that we prefer others not see.  If it’s not our physical bodies, it may be the ugly thoughts we have been harboring within our minds.  It may be the things from our past that we’d prefer no one know.

When we turn to Christ Jesus, we discover that he covers all that shame and guilt.  Everything that is ugly gets covered by his grace.  We put on “an armor of light”.  Nothing will be able to penetrate it.  It protects us from our own vulnerabilities.

In baptism, a person is often clothed in white.  That is a symbol of being clothed in the righteousness of Christ.  At a funeral, a white pall is often placed over a casket.  Again, a symbol of being clothed in the righteousness of Christ.

We look to Christ on the cross.  We discover that he has us covered.

Prayer

Lord God, thank you for covering my shame.  Help me to lay aside all the works of darkness this day and put on your armor of light.  In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Full Reading: Romans 13:11-14