The Annoying Thing About Jesus
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We have stories of Jesus preaching and dispensing wisdom and moving on to other towns and villages. He was misunderstood; people were jealous of Him or felt threatened by Him. He was an innocent victim of persecution. I understand all that. But why can't He just leave me alone with all that?
I have come to realize that a lot of things they say about Jesus Christ are not true. Oh, I'm sure He smiled a lot, and sometimes wore perfectly starched robes, and went around patting children on the head, like I saw on the covers of all those Sunday-School pamphlets. And, if I remember correctly, we have stories of Him preaching and dispensing wisdom, and then moving on to the next towns and lakesides. He was misunderstood; people were jealous of Him or threatened by Him; and He was an innocent victim of persecution. I understand all that.
But why can't He just leave me alone with those...
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