dear emily,
when did you last have your theology messed up? you know, when it feels like
someone has roughed up your hair and smudged around your makeup, only it's
your heart? can you imagine how the jewish people must have felt when Jesus
said, "if anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink." what? were they
even allowed to drink that sort of thing?
about like some republicans. you mean Jesus isn't a conservative?
Jesus isn't confined to any of our shallow classifications, because He
supercedes them. the huffington report recently featured an article intended
to encourage christendom. one of the chief points emphasized that we need
to go a little easy on our Jesus talk. Jesus seems to cause terrible offense
when we raise the subject.
i was huffed that someone would tell me when i can and can't speak the Name
above all other names. but then, i pondered the matter. maybe we are
guilty of saying, "Jesus" flippantly. it is one of the quagmires of the kingdom
that while Jesus is the sweetest name we know, and we have been urged to
call Him 'friend,' He remains the King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
who ever was allowed to call any other king by his first name? "good
morning, henry."
anyway, i thought of some loose Jesus talk boundaries: baby christians
could limit it to 'please and thank you' until they know Him better. the rest
of us could use His name sparingly unless in reverence or cases of extreme
need, obsessive devotion, ecstatic gratitude, hopeless affection, hilarious
joy, delightful adoration . . .
love,
lea
