Day 38 The Random Driven Life

 

Day 38

 

Hospital Gowns and Victoria's Secret

 

I also want women to dress modestly, with decency and propriety.

 

1 Timothy 2:9

 

 

One of the things I learned from my wife's many hospital stays was that modesty and hospitals do not go together. When we were just dating she got sick and had to go to the hospital. The doctor came into the little ER room and told her to take of her blouse so I made a hasty exit. Later I asked her if that was kind of creepy and she told me it had been at first but after several rounds of chemo she had gotten over it. I never did. I think if I went into the hospital as a patient I would have to wear a paper bag over my head so I couldn't see the people seeing me.

 

One time she had been in the hospital for a couple of months and I asked her if there was something I could get her. She said, "Yes, I need a new pair of pajamas." I could understand that because she hated hospital gowns. She was a nurse and understood the need for them but as a patient she didn't like them. It's no wonder, they are a little breezy on the backside. I have often wondered if it was Hugh Hefner that designed hospital gowns.

 

So, I accepted my assignment to purchase my wife a new pair of pajamas. The only problem was her  favorite pajamas came from a Victoria's Secret store. Now they were nice, modest, regular pajamas but they were probably the only thing in the store that was modest. Some comedian once said that he knew what Victoria's secret was: that she was a slut. I might agree with that except that it is not a very well kept secret.

 

Not wanting to venture into the Victoria's Secret store on my own, I asked my friend Jack to go with me. We went to the mall, summoned up our courage and stepped into the store. We frantically looked around for the pajamas hoping no one we knew would walk by the store and see us. A saleslady asked us if we needed any help. I toyed with the idea of asking her if she had an outfit that would fit Jack, just to embarrass the stew out of him, but I was already too embarrassed to pull that stunt. So I just asked where the pajamas were and of course they were in the back behind all the lingerie. I bought several pair in different colors because I didn't want to go into the store again.

 

My ordeal was not over though. By making the purchase I got on the Victoria's Secret mailing list and started receiving their catalogues. The catalogues are not exactly appropriate reading material for ministers unless perhaps you are a nun. And somehow I don't think nuns wear things from there.

 

The Bible tells us, "I want women to dress modestly, with decency and propriety." (1 Timothy 2:9)  It works for men too. It is not easy being modest in a hospital gown. And it is sure not easy being modest in what you get at Victoria's Secret. It is best to save that stuff for private.

 

Upon Further Review:

 

Read 1 Samuel 16:1-13

 

• What task did God send Samuel on?
• Why did Samuel think Eliab was the one God wanted?
• Some  things about our outward appearance may be important (like modesty), but what is God looking for the most?