ALIVE!

    What is it that you do that makes you feel most alive? One of my favorite things is having a friend or two who will read scripture and then have conversations with me about it. The Word becomes alive as we put ourselves in the stories. Imagine yourself:
---in the boat when the storm comes up and Jesus is asleep. What would you say to Him?
---with the family as Jesus approached Lazarus' tomb and told them to remove the stone, and Martha protested that it would be too smelly after 4 days. Would you agree with her or Him?
---in the garden as Jesus is agonizing in prayer, weeping, crying out (loudly) to His Father, asking for some other way to bring us salvation. How would you feel?
    When I am tempted to start putting Jesus in a box...just reading the stories of His time on earth shatters every box, especially the religious ones. Jesus was FREEDOM personified. Jesus was LOVE and ACCEPTANCE. Jesus was JOY and PEACE walking around Palestine. I want to be with that kind of Person all the time.