What A Guy

In the midst of trying to live this Christian life: trying to navigate the interpretation of perplexing scripture, live the gospel that is good news to the poor, and make educated political choices that reflect the heart of God for society- I forget what I love about Jesus. Sure I can regurgitate the significance of Jesus' death for my eternal salvation, but to be perfectly honest I would probably have an easier time telling you what I admire about Ghandi or Martin Luther King Jr than I would the historical Jesus. In this regrettable state, I happened to pick up a book that Brad had been given from an author he knows--Margaret Feinberg. The Organic God opened with just the cure for my religiously convoluted mind--a page that asked what you liked about Jesus. As I suspected, coming up with attributes beyond the list of Greek inspired virtues like compassion and justice took a few more minutes than I'd like to admit. Then, I thought of how Jesus confronted narrow-minded traditional religion with the priority of purity of heart that translated into tangible social transformation rather a mere adherence to rules that ensured outward personal piety. What a guy! I need to revisit and add to my list a bit more often.