So much for family values! It is clear from the scriptures that Jesus
raised a ruckus. People have been trying to quiet him down ever since. It’s
not hard to do. Jesus isn’t around to object to whatever we claim WWJD. Even the
church has a vested interest in the status quo, especially where pensions and
tax breaks for the clerical class are concerned. But Jesus was a radical in his
time and upset everyone, even disciples who followed and his family who
tried to understand. That’s because Jesus was living the limitless future in
the far too constrained present where risking radical love gets you crucified.
So how might we be brother and sister and mother to Jesus in our time? It might be by radical generosity or acting with more
grace, thinking with less judgment, loving with fewer restrictions. That being
said just getting push back for one’s beliefs is not proof that you and Jesus
are on the same page. But if we transform lives like Jesus did – fishermen who become
fearless preachers, tax collectors who stop cheating, women who are welcomed as
leaders, or a Pharisee who born from above steps out of the shadows – you can
bet eternity we are doing the will of God.
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