Soul Searching - note to myself
Late Sunday[i] afternoon I was returning from a clergy meeting when I passed a church sign that said, donate shoes for lost souls. Now I confess, I sometimes over analyze things, especially church signs.
So I asked myself what do they mean? Shoes for lost souls or did they mean to write soles. Which means they have soles without shoes? If this is what they mean, then they want shoes without soles so they can put them together to create a complete pair of shoes. If this is what they are asking then I cannot help since all my shoes have soles.
Or are they talking about people? We are Trinitarian beings. We have a physical body, a spiritual body, and a soul. So does the congregation want shoes for souls?
But our souls are the essence of our being, that which connects our spiritual self to God and I do not believe for a second our souls wear shoes. So surely that cannot be what they are asking.
So perhaps the church is not in the cobbler business at all, which means they do not have shoes without souls nor are they looking to provide shoes for souls since souls do not wear shoes.
So what do they mean? Was it just a pun, a witticism to catch our attention? “Shoes for lost souls”. Well, it got my attention, but I still do not know what they are going to do with the shoes. I suppose I can assume they are going to give them to people who need shoes. However, I do not like making assumptions. I would rather make a decision based on deductive reasoning, but that says more about me than the shoes.
Shoes are an interesting topic – they are important for our feet and if you know someone who needs shoes or soles for their shoes; I am sure you too would like to help.
