My post the other day on Men, Women and Church sparked a healthy debate on my Facebook page.
This was one of the comments left…
Jesus is
the ultimate rebel in lots of ways - anti-establishment breaking the mould
countercultural messiah - that is very appealing to follow a guy who walks on
stormy water, feeds thousands, faces down a madman, is comfortable teaching in
the temple and with prostitutes at the table, who fishes better than fishermen,
barbecues on the beach, parties, weeps, heals, bleeds and dies then reveals his
majesty and best of all he makes fine wine!
As these words went round in my head
I began to form a picture of Jesus as an Action Man, a toy figure from the
seventies, I’m not sure if they are so popular now. I grabbed my pen and
notebook.
I hope my poem isn’t in any way blasphemous
or that anyone is offended. There are
some striking images and I have added an interesting picture I found which will hopefully make you think and maybe challenge
your perceptions.
I don’t claim to have a definitive picture of what Jesus is
like. In fact tomorrow I have a completely different perspective to share with
you.
Jesus is so much more than any words I can write.
I’d be interested to hear your
thoughts, left here on the blog or on Facebook – there is a re-ravelling page
anyone can “like” and comment on.
Jesus
is an Action Man
Jesus is
an Action Man
With crew
cut hair you have to touch
Eagle
eyes
And scars
Jesus is
an Action Man
Not
afraid to be stripped naked
Or thrown
in with the Barbie dolls
With their
high heels, spaghetti straps and painted lips
Jesus is
an Action Man
A rebel
Parachuting
from a bedroom window
Dragged through
mud
Wrestling
with dinosaurs
Challenging
the learned minds
Jesus is
an Action Man
Swimming
with sharks
Walking
on bath water
Jesus is
an Action Man
Turning over
tea cups at a tea party
Yet making
sure none go hungry
Jesus is
an Action Man
Strong
Not pushed
around
Beloved
Jesus is
an Action Man
Who
survives being rejected
Neglected
Abandoned
Entombed
in a box in the loft
Jesus is
an Action Man
Who rejoices
in the resurrection
Unpacked
at last
A
re-discovery of the fact
That
Jesus is
an Action Man
Brilliant! Toy Story 3 as the Gospel!
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