Fashion is moving to the outrageous. At the numerous awards ceremonies like the Grammies and the Oscars, there is more talk about the dresses being worn than about the awards. The stars seem to compete with each other to see who can wear the most outrageous outfit.
Teenagers often try to shock their parents with outrageous behavior and outrageous styles.
I read a story about one teenage girl who came home one day with her hair spiked and colored purple. She asked her mom what she thought about it. A short time later the teenager's friend came to pick her up. But I want to suggest to you that God does some outrageous things and God calls us to do some things that may be considered outrageous by many people. He asked Sister Helen to be his counselor in the death process.