ODB: The Red Dress Project
September 18, 2023
READ: Exodus 28:1–8, 40–41
Make sacred garments for your brother Aaron to give him dignity and honor. Exodus 28:2
The Red Dress project was conceived by British artist Kirstie Macleod and has become an exhibit in museums and galleries around the world. For thirteen years, eighty-four pieces of burgundy silk traveled across the globe to be embroidered upon by more than three hundred women (and a handful of men). The pieces were then constructed into a gown, telling the stories of each contributing artist—many of whom are marginalized and impoverished.
Like the Red Dress, the garments worn by Aaron and his descendants were made by many “skilled workers” (Exodus 28:3). God’s instructions for the priestly attire included details that told the collective story of Israel, including engraving the names of the tribes on onyx stones that would sit on the priests’ shoulders “as a memorial before the
As new covenant believers in Jesus, we—together—are a priesthood of believers, serving God and leading one another in worship (1 Peter 2:4–5, 9); Jesus is our high priest (Hebrews 4:14). Though we don’t wear any particular clothing to identify ourselves as priests, with His help, we “clothe [ourselves] with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience” (Colossians 3:12).
— Kirsten Holmberg
Which of the attributes from Colossians do you most need to put on today? How else has God “outfitted” you for service to Him?
Please clothe me, Jesus, in compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
Source: Our Daily Bread
