Jesus – Reimagined

I am not sure when the evangelical church hijacked Christianity and took it to a place Jesus never dreamed it would land  — a place where people celebrate the prosperity Gospel, reject refugees, and claim their political candidate is ordained by God. But it is past time for the church to head in a new direction. I wonder if we can make that happen by proclaiming our love for a totally different Jesus. Could we silence the ferocious voice of conservative religion? Could we travel together to the place of love and hope on earth that Jesus imagined?  I sure would like to try. 

It is true.  I love Jesus.  But the Jesus I love looks nothing like the popular one running around our country spewing fear and hate. The Jesus I love is brown, not white.  He didn’t grow up in the Bible Belt.  He grew up in the Middle East.  He never said a peep about sexual orientation, but he had a good plenty to say about love, forgiveness, and generosity. Jesus didn’t objectify women, he empowered them.  He didn’t put children in cages, he blessed them. Jesus didn’t reject people because of their religious preference or nationality. He talked to them.  He healed them.  He loved them.  That is the Jesus I love.  That is the Jesus CPC proclaims.   

May that Jesus inspire us with life and love and hope to share with the world.  

Gratefully yours, 
Pastor Katheryn