What if Jesus Meant it?

Last night I had a chance to catch up with an old friend back in Doylestown. She also just got back from a rather intense missions deal. We had a great talk about living as Jesus calls us and what that looks like, and coming back to "real" life and feeling totally out of the loop with how to relate to people.

The question that I'm going to be chewing on for the rest of my life is "what does my life look like if Jesus meant what he said and did?" I think this is the question that a Christian needs to be asking. I guess it's pretty terrifying, because if he did mean it all a Christian's life will be turned upside down. You hear all kinds of sermons about "being like Jesus" or "submitting to God's will for your life" and other cute phrases, but they are the farthest thing from cute. To love your neighbor as yourself is ridiculous in today's world. To put others ahead of yourself is (at this point) un-American.

People build their lives around their job. I'm starting to get involved with a church where people build their lives around the church and their church family (circleofhope.net). It's a beautiful thing.

Peace.