These are the things that have been rolling around my head:
It's the cliche Christian American thing to say, "It's not a religion, it's a relationship." I'm not going to argue that statement. I actually do agree with it.
I do think that often we forget who our relationship is supposed to be with, though.
Yes, Jesus is our homeboy. He's the one we talk to about all our issues and he's the one we "fall in love" with during those mountaintop experiences.
But the whole point of Jesus is that he's human. We love the humanity in him. And he charged us to love the world.
So maybe the relationship we're supposed to be in shouldn't be just between ourselves and Jesus. Maybe it should be between the entire world and Jesus.
Maybe the key to improving our relationship with Jesus is improving our relationship with our neighbors. Maybe loving the world is just as important as loving God. Maybe the way we love God is entirely demonstrative.
These are just the things I'm thinking about right now.
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