Yesterday I was listening to my usual crass morning talk show on the radio. I listen to it because most of the time they are really funny but there are about equal amounts of vulgarness as well.
I've tried listening to Christian radio in the morning when I get ready but I just can't hack the cheesyness factor. Trying to be positve all the time no matter what because anything less might be a downer and Christians don't like downers.... blechh
Anyways, I turned on the radio yesterday and the hosts had a psyhcic (s)? on the air. I was about to turn it off (because I do have some standards) and one of the dj's started to tell about a dream he had the night before. Here's about how it went.
"Last night I dreamed that Jesus came to me. (other hosts snickering). He was walking towards me with his hand up in the sign like the pope makes and he had MILLIONS of angels behind him. I mean millions and millions of angels. So he comes to my bedroom door and is looking at me. I sit up in bed and say to him 'wow Jesus, you roll deep.' Then he looks back at me and laughs like an amused laugh. and then he leaves."
I was hooked on the story and my scalp had a little chill because that's a magnificent picture of Jesus to me. A powerful, kind and interested leader, with millions of angels behind him like an army.
I was curious to see what the psyhcic had to say. So he pipes in and says " Oh I know what that means, it means 'be aware! You have gifted child'"
I just sat there in my car and laughed. Talk about goofy.
Now when I think of that story I can't help but smile, thinking about Jesus 'rolling deep'.
5 comments:
That's cute. He should have described what Jesus looked like.
Just my quick review of Blankets.
I don't really have anything new to add to the glowing reviews on amazon.com. The combination of painful honesty and rich creativity is priceless.
The part about church camp hit really close to home. Got a little tiery eyed.
I was a bit disappointed that it does not delve deeply into his spiritual journey which led him to retain his basic beliefs in God and even Jesus, but reject everything else about Christianity. But the parts where he does touch on the subject are right on target. Also I was hoping for a "happy" ending, but the author is only 30 years old. His journey is far from complete.
Actually, the thing that was sad to me but also hopeful was that there wasn't a great spiritual ending. As far as the story is concerned he hasn't found hope or closure.
I'm interested to see if the story is finished one day. If it is I'd read it for sure.
Now that I had some time to think about this, I think the way the book ended is just fine. I don't think he could have had a good spiritual ending without being disingenuous.
He is being inquisitive, honest and humble, traits that we Christians can use. Instead, we tend to be very narrow minded, hide behind the facade of spirituality, and live a life of self serving false humility.
His honesty is very refreshing and the way it ended is just fine as it is. His journey as well as mine and yours still continue....
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