If Jesus came to your door, would you be ready?
pic by R. Mazie;
mural – unknown from Lake Placid, Florida
Jesus at a Doorway II
Rosie, answer the door!
Ma, I’m not dressed. I’m doing my hair.
Well, someone let him in!
I’m playing my game. I can’t stop now.
Joe, get the door.
I’m in the bathroom.
Oh hell, I’ll be right down. Just let me thrown on my robe.
Ohh.
It’s you. We were just getting ready to come adore you.
Lord, you’ve come to visit us?
The light that’s shining all around you –
It’s so heavenly.
I feel light and all aglow.
Please, Lord, sit down.
Let me get you a drink or better still
May I wash your feet with my hair and
Anoint you with fragrance and oil?
My family?
They’re here. but if you wish me to leave and follow you, I will.
My husband? I’m sure he’ll mind.
Won’t he feel like I’ve run off with another man?
Probably. But my heart is pure and I am not worried.
I am ready to follow you, Lord
May I tell him and my children that I am going.
It won’t be necessary?
They’ll know in their hearts where I am?
And they can follow when they’re ready to answer the door?
Then, yes, I‘m ready.
Lead me, Lord.
Funny how as I step out into the light
I am hearing the doorbell at my house ringing once again.
Randy Mazie
I think if Jesus knocked on my door, I would be very surprised.
I would, too.
But maybe not for the same reasons as you. What’s yours?
Randy
Sure, why not my door? What would I do, beside invite him in. I’d love to talk about his life. I’d be interested in what the truth of his life was.
I can’t help but wonder that you think that the truth of his life is different from what we read of it in the gospels?
I think the minutiae may not be accurate or reveal all the aspects of his life but the principles and truths are his.
I wonder what his (or His) truth is, and would like to know it. I believe it would differ in surprising ways from the gospels, after all they weren’t written by Jesus, but by his followers, who may have colored their writings with their own interpretations, and experiences. I imagine John might remember the sermon on the mount differently than Jesus, for example. It would be a most powerful discussion, I think.
Good grist for a story of a dialogue between Jesus and John about what he actually said – or actually meant- and what John heard or meant.
Feel like having go at it? I’d be fascinated to read it. Good potential for friction, strained relationship, anger, realization, sadness at realizing a different truth, reconsecration, or parting of ways (wow – that would be something. John splits off from Christ and forms his own merry band of followers)
Wow, that would be really interesting wouldn’t it? I’ve not read the bible since I was a child, so it would take a certain amount of research. I’ve always liked the research involved in writing. Unfortunately, my mind doesn’t work that creatively currently, and I haven’t written any fiction in about 5 years. I’ll give this idea a lot of thought. Thanks for the sensible and kind exchange.
Thank you.
I might just take up my own challenge.
I’d be interested in reading it.
😉
Oh Jesus… I’m just going to share this. Here’s Jesus knocking at my door…
Oh, Christmas, by all means do… and I’m printing out”One Scar Too Many” now
I’m feeling guilty about the paper! When I first saw the comments below, I read them bottom up and so I had John the Baptist and Jesus in a conversation but I had to go to bed… Not sure how appropriate it would have been. I just finished watching Up in Smoke on Netflix.
btw, there’s something very picturesque about the telephone poles in the background of that photo.
was that watching or just going… up in smoke?
Just because I dream up dragons and fairies, doesn’t mean I had help. 🙂
hahaha…. I heard you wuz buying up cartons of chocolate cookies at the local supermarket past midnight.
Besides – to write about dragons, you have to puff the magic one… it’s required.