How do I look?
For many, there are few questions we ask ourselves more often. We may not voice or even think the words, but our actions speak for us. In the morning, we wake and comb our hair. Pajamas find their way back to the drawer. Cracked knees see lotion; oily noses get powder. Throughout the day, we frequent the mirrors in our bathrooms, pockets, and cars. After we eat, we pick food from our teeth. If we’ve lunched with friends, we’re sure to alert them to stray spinach. Spilled coffee calls for a clean shirt. Even those who say, “I don’t care how I look,” make some effort to look as if they don’t care how they look. Whether we climb into bed with a freshly washed face or with a month of unshaven growth, at the end of the day, appearance matters to all of us.
But should it matter to Christians?
No — and Yes
