On modesty

Hello gentle readers,



It's been some time since I last posted. I would apologise but I've been terribly busy tending to my husband's needs and going to church so I'm afraid those priorities come first. Anyway, I'm here now and I have a few moments to talk about an issue which has become near and dear to my heart - modesty.



Now there's been much discussion, dear readers, about feminine modesty and dressing appropriately for the lord and your husband/future husband, and right it is too - I for one do not wish my dear husband's eyes to be assaulted by the alluring glimpse of the curve of a woman's armpit or the tantalising vision of her bra strap. Heaven knows what lusts that would inspire in poor Mr Wimpleton's heart! No. Feminine modesty is essential. Women's curves are a temptation to men and should be covered up, only to be revealed to her husband in the sanctity of the marriage bedroom. After all if men cannot see women's bodies as anything but sexual it is up to us to make sure they can't see them at all!



But I digress. Yes, there has been much said on the topic of feminine modesty, but not much about the equally important masculine modesty. Dear readers, why only the other day I was innocently driving my car around a certain a local bathing area and I spied a young man clad ONLY IN HIS SWIMMING TRUNKS! Why, at the sight of his tanned, muscular back I was so shocked that I almost drove off the road and into a bus shelter. Just as Mr Wimpleton's eyes need to be shielded from temptation, so too do mine! Afterall, we are the weaker sex and if our wise and strong husbands are unable to control their impure thoughts at the sight of a belly button, then how will we females, sinful creatures that we are expected to do the same when at every juncture we are confronted by scantily clad men! Just as a unbuttoned top button can give an unsuspecting man an eyeful that greatly disturbs his sense of decency and propriety, so too can a bare leg beneath football shorts, or a muscular chest glistening with perspiration - oh dear me, the very thought vexs my spirit greatly.



But what can be done? Dear readers, I beg you, teach your sons propriety, teach them to keep their bodies covered for their wives' eyes only, to dress modestly for God and their families and demonstrate how a true Christian should comport themselves.



But what is modest dress for a man? I hear you ask. Well the answer dear readers is purely subjective but as a rule of thumb, anything that doesn't inspire lust in the heart of others - so no short shorts, or bare chests, no rippling muscled thighs or abs. Keep it all tucked away under a nice button up shirt and long slacks.



And by both males and females practicing modesty, hopefully we shall keep all our minds pure of thought without any nasty temptations to control ourselves over.



yours,

Harriet