If the world is sane, then Jesus is mad as a hatter and the Last Supper is the Mad Tea Party.
The world says, “Mind your own business,” and Jesus says, “There is no such thing as your own business.”
The world says, “Follow the wisest course and be a success,” and Jesus says, “Follow me and be crucified.”
The world says, “Drive carefully—the life you save may be your own”—and Jesus says, “Whoever would save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.”
The world says, “Law and order,” and Jesus says, “Love.”
The world says, “Get,” and Jesus says, “Give.”
In terms of the world’s sanity, Jesus is crazy as a coot, and anybody who thinks he can follow him without being a little crazy too is laboring less under a cross than under a delusion.
The Faces of Jesus by Frederick Buechner
Crazy…. strange.
I have just posted Martyn Joseph’s song “Stange Way” looking at all the ways in which the carziness/strange-ness of the cross can be thought about.
Yeah… I think most of think it’s all pretty “normal”… and thus business as usual.
Brad, I love this one. Buecher hits the nail on the head once again.
I think Buechner was “missional” before the word became popular.
Well the Bible does say we are to be a perculiar people – I got that part down pat!!!
I remember hearing a speaker a few years back comment on the fact that “Jesus doesnt make sense” and that is exactly why he is so different from us. Our ways are not like his ways…. etc. Thank God for that!
Great Read!
Tom
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