Can We Talk the Talk AND Walk the Walk?

I ironed a long-sleeved shirt for my husband, Mike, to preach in. It would be worn with his cool preacher jeans. Ten minutes into the sermon, I noticed him fiddling with his left sleeve. A gesture that continued.

After the service, Mike explained that when he moved his arms something slid down his sleeve. It peeked out his cuff a few times. So, he tucked it back in.

The worship band made their way on stage for the last song. Mike went to the back of the room to identify the stow away. A dryer sheet with fabric softener. “Cling free” was noted on the box for static electricity.

The experience reminded me of clingy things and people. How we call kids clingy in a physical sense and adults clingy in an emotional way.

But there’s something I’d also read in the Bible about being clingy.

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