I walked into a store today greeted with signs calling “Clearance
70% off”. Not one to pass up end-of-season bargains, I headed to a rack and quickly
moved hangers across the bar. I decided I wasn’t interested in the colors or styles—they were not the
kinds of sweaters I wear. Another rack held a group of cardigans and I have more
than I need, so I didn’t look at those. The third rack caught my eye. I loved the colors and then read the tag: one size fits all. I moved to the next item and it bore the
same “size”. I stared and wondered. How do a size six and a size sixteen wear the
same clothes? Granted these were ponchos, but they would fall to the knees of a 5”8”
woman. I’m 5’2”. It fell to my calves and was roomy enough to hide another person.
Styles and size apply to our spiritual disciplines too. Quiet times, meditations, devotions, prayer, study, watching
and listening to speakers on media, and journaling. We define and describe our spiritual disciplines and personal times
with God in different ways.
