Scapular

In Catholic piety there is something called a scapular.  It comes from a Carmelite background.  In the lore of the scapular coming from Mary to Simon Stock in a vision, wearing the scapular would assure you salvation.  This is what I call "Hedging your bets."  The bible tells us that Jesus saved all from their sins.  We are saved.  But many people cannot believe this.  They cannot get away from the idea that heaven is earned.  You must do something to get something.  There is no free gift when it comes to God granting salvation.  What doctrine says you already have, you feel that you must earn.  Does free salvation mean less than earned salvation?  The only thing we can do about free salvation is to reject it.  Many of us are insane enough to do this.  It is insane to reject a friend who loves us unconditionally and would die for our happiness.  But many of us do this.  Many people reject Catholicism because of these pieties that make no sense to them.  Nothing wrong with wearing scapulars.  But ask yourself why you are doing it.  There are good reasons, but earning salvation is not one of them.