Beyond the Meek and Mild

I appreciate the reminder of Mark Galli's book Jesus Mean and Wild to recall whole portrait of Jesus portrayed in Scripture's narrative. Although Isaiah's imagery of a lamb before the slaughter [53:7] is an accurate reflection of Jesus common portrayl of nonviolent surrender to his enemies, we often forget the Christ who turned over tables, whipped salesmen, and called hypocrites names. I have to admit that I am drawn to this Jesus more than to the meek and mild one. There is something right about aggressive anger in the face of injustice. I wish that evil in the world angered me more and that I could say with Theodore Roosevelt that if I had to choose between righteousness and peace I'd choose peace. Of course this statement need not be applied to the political sphere at this point. As a mere personal observation I often prefer the peaceful status quo than the distaste of hot emotions that have the potential to effect needed change.