about me and you

What I love about Jesus the most is outside of his loving and redeeming nature. Although I am indebted to Him in gratitude for these qualities, I understand that they are only a small (but not insignificant) extensions of His character.

In an everyday conversation with His disciples, He stated bluntly that they would be hated because of Him. The world hated Jesus and would hate them also. After inexplicable atrocities abound on earth, they will be persecuted; some killed. Jesus states these things as truth and without hesitation or consideration for His audience. As if to say, "winter will come shortly after fall." It is not his confidence that is appealing, but rather the source of His confidence. Jesus is not like truth. He is truth. And nothing and no one will ever be comparatively worthy of such a statement.

Friends and strangers alike will exclude me, ignore me, use me - because they can. Their underlying philosophy being: what is acceptable and likable to some must apply to all. What is the purpose of conforming to likes and dislikes? Why must people be socially acceptable when Jesus was not? This generation punishes me for my oddities. What makes me good also makes me arrogant, close-minded, prudish. Loneliness is my friend, and endurance my companion.