When I read these words my soul smiled with the beauty and honesty of them. What are your thoughts?
"A certain sense of satisfaction froths up inside of me. Why are people so willing to cast their fishing nets on the same side of the boat, over and over again, the side where a man points and days, "Hey, fish over here!" Meanwhile, Jesus's fish bubble in writhing profusion on the other side, but, well, Jesus is kinda smelly if you really imagine Him accurately, and He's poor, a failure in our definition of the word, and He's just not enough anymore. It doesn't make sense to really follow Him in this day and age. We couldn't feed our children and give them the latest sneakers so they wouldn't be made fun of at school.We'd let people walk all over us if all we did was turn the other cheek. So instead of taking Him seriously we fight for the Ten Commandments even if we can't recite them ourselves. They're our good luck charm even though we are adulterers, liars, and have thick calluses on our hearts; our way to fool God, to show Him we haven't become the people of Malachi or Amos."
-Lisa Samson (excerpt from Embrace Me)
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