Broken Rules...
Some rules ought to be
broken, bent or ignored. Especially those that are so rigid, that in the
pursuit of sticking to them, we miss the point of the rules in the first place,
and just mess up a bunch of other things. No wonder we were redeemed from the law,
too much chaos under it.
I attended a wedding ceremony
at a church in Port Harcourt. Considering the fact that it was a wedding and
there would be visitors unaware of the rules of the church, they should have been
nicer and willing to concede a little. But they wouldn’t let me into the church
because my hair was not covered. It wasn’t a catholic church, and so I was
completely taken unawares. The aso-ebi
was a fascinator, so the ladies who bought it had an all access pass. (Note to
self, stop rejecting asoebis.) As decently dressed as I was, I couldn’t get in.
Fortunately for me, a friend had a clean hanky I could use to place on my head, it was either that or one of my pocket tissues or waiting in the car.
I got distracted when I got
into the tastefully built church. All around me were scantily dressed ladies,
comfortably seated with their fascinators. I gasped at their too tight dresses
with hemlines that were almost non-existent. My mind was on an over drive. Time
for the thanksgiving offering unleashed more of the dresses that were hidden
from my sight, too tight, too short, boobs sticking out
It got more ridiculous when a
friend walked out of the church to take a call and came back amazed. He saw a
lady being bounced from entering into the church because she was dressed in a pant
suit. From what he overheard, she tried to make them understand that she came
from Kaduna for the wedding and had no idea of the rules, but they still
wouldn’t bulge. Not only was she not allowed inside the church, but she couldn’t stay
within the premises with trousers, she had to wait outside the gate till we
were done. Now, I sighted the pant suit and it was a very decent one, not snug
in anyway. In fact, it made my dress look like a party wear. But sorry lady,
rules are rules... So, a decently dressed lady is not allowed into the church
because her braided hair is uncovered, but a near naked woman is gladly
welcomed because her hair is covered and she isn’t wearing trousers. Rules are
rules right?
I guess somewhere along the
way we missed the point. Some rules are meant to be broken.
You have died with Christ, and he has set you free
from the evil powers of this world. So why do you keep on following rules of
the world, such as, “Don’t handle, don’t eat, don’t touch.” Such rules are
mere human teaching about things that are gone as soon as we use them. These
rules may seem wise because they require strong devotion, humility, and severe
bodily discipline. But they have no effect when it comes to conquering a
person’s evil thoughts and desires. Col 2:20-23
Wow is all I can say...sad
ReplyDeleteAs serious as this matter is, I had to laugh. Very ridiculous comparing scantily-clad ladies with those wearing pants. At least I know who I would have let in. Lol.
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