Now Wash Your Hands!

I had to go to another church yesterday afternoon for a meeting with a bunch of other church leaders from Gloucester. Very generously there was an abundance of free water although this inevitably required a visit to test the urination facilities.

Moments into this 'test' I noticed this big sign in front of me... "Now Wash Your Hands" (it was ok to take a photo, there wasn't any other people testing at the time.) Just in case anyone may have considered a quick test without a post-test hand wash they would be forced to reconsider their actions after reading such a sign. There's no please or thank you with this sign, just an absolute command, like being told off by an old fashioned P.E. teacher.

This church clearly takes hygiene seriously. Then it made me think... I wonder if this church had many more signs like this, maybe to represent other things they took seriously? It probably works in the toilets at least - so maybe we could try it here at Robinswood Church with things we're serious about...

"Now be enthusiastic!"

"Now love God and people!"

"Now serve!"

"Now smile during the preach!"

"Now go to Connect!"

Or something like that. You never know, it might work as well as that sign in the toilets. If you're in Robinswood Church on Sunday then beware of commanding signs ;)