Along about 9:00 last night, I gave semi-serious consideration to wearing my tux for these Ash Wednesday services of worship. Just as quickly, I discarded the idea, given that it might be perceived as frivolous. And whatever else Ash Wednesday is about, it is certainly not frivolous.

At issue in this morning's text is "wedding attire" (and what is "appropriate" for such an occasion). I don't suppose there is anyone here who hasn't been invited to a wedding ... attended a wedding ... or pondered what to wear to a wedding. As a veteran of 1600 weddings, I have seen it all. I've seen weddings where all the guests came formally attired. And I've seen weddings where everybody stopped one step short of "beach apparel." As concerns male options, I've seen men in tuxes ... dark suits ... .sport c…