DANGER: Entering Church...?

My dad posted a great blog recently entitled "Crash Helmets and Inclusivity." Go read it. Don't worry, his posts are generally shorter than mine. :)

He was inspired by the renovations going on in the sanctuary at Myers Park United Methodist Church in Charlotte, NC. On all the doors to the sanctuary, there are signs that read "DANGER: HARD HAT AREA." He recalled a quote from author Annie Dillard's book Teaching a Stone to Talk: "It is madness to wear ladies' velvet hats to church; we should all be wearing crash helmets." And that blog post was born.

I got to see the interior of the sanctuary the other day. It is a mess! The picture of the sign on the door is one my dad sent me, but here's a shot inside the church that I took with my phone. I love it--bright red tape screaming "DANGER DANGER DANGER" all the way around the sanctuary. If the trustees (at any given church) wouldn't throw a hissy fit, I'd suggest leaving that there and installing it in other churches (note to self: try this someday. It could be a fun sermon stunt). We forget sometimes that when we enter into worship, we are drawing near to immeasurable power--the power that created the universe! Crash helmets? At the very least!