First things first - you may notice that the "This Week's Text" widget isn't working. I don't think its a problem here with the trusty blog, it looks like it might be a problem with the feed from elsewhere.
Regardless, this week's gospel text is John 15:9-17. In it Jesus admonishes us to love one another. He describes this love as the correct response of those who recognize his love for us. In doing so, he uses the phrase "abide in my love" which is an incredibly compelling and tantalizing phrase. What would this look like, or be like?
Jesus goes on to tell his followers (and by extension, us as well) that we should not think of him as a master, but as a friend.
On one level, this is an awesome thought. On another, its humorous:
Did Jesus just "friend" us?
For those of you into social networking on the internet, you will recognize the verb form of the word "friend" as a method of making contact using facebook. It makes me think of Jesus as a member of facebook, and makes me wonder what his profile would look like. Here's a sample of a guess:
Whaddya think?
Now, there is a serious challenge in these verses as well - a way of thinking of friendship as a deeper thing than we usually allow.
Are you up to it?
Am I?
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I think it is sometimes hard to put ourselves on a friendship level with Jesus. Even though God sent him down to live among us and be like us,even struggle like us; he is like the straight "A" student who is also the best athlete. We are in awe of him, and would like to emulate him, but are hesitant to get as close to him as we should.
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