I'm really truly not a fan of Halloween BUT my boss is ~ And since I don't want to be the stick in the mud who doesn't participate (we have about 98.5% in our office) I'm always in a mid-October costume rush.
What kind of costume could I do that is spiritual in nature? Because I'm thinking maybe I could put this stupid holiday to use by being someone biblical or making a religious sort of statement?
Ideas???
I personally liked the year that you were an angel - a white sheet covering your clothes and gold christmas garland as a belt and a halo. I have a photo of you at the reformation party at the church by the bonfire, roasting a hotdog. You could be the angel Gabriel with wielding the sword of justice and truth, fighting our spiritual battles.
ReplyDeleteBut, if you want to make a statement ---- hmmmmm, Esther would be an example. About 482 BC, King Zerxes of Persia, angered at his wife, married the Jew Esther. When tricked by his official Haman to eliminate the Jews, he helped his wife Esther and her uncle Mordecai save the Jews. Esther shows that a humble girl from God's people can attain international importance and be part of God's plan to save His people (much of this info is from my King James bible). She risked her own life to save the Jewish people. The costume would be easy - but, you would want to draw attention to whom you were portraying with a banner...hmmmmm, it may encourage someone to open up their bible to Esther and read about her (which I just did).
You could also portray Ruth, who shows that God uses people from all backgrounds and social classes to accomplish His work. However, that wouldn't be as easy to depict.
Thank you for encouraging me to think about the women of the bible and the time that our ladies guild did a skit on the women of the bible and their role in God's plan for our salvation. I hope that this was helpful.