“After this he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax booth; and he said to him, ‘Follow me.’” -- Luke 5:27
Follow me.
What if those two words are the core of the message of Christ? I mean, really, what if? What would it mean to look to the life of Jesus as a guide for living, instead of looking to his resurrection as a guide for salvation? What would it mean to follow?
Give up your money to those who need it
Change your livelihood to one that focuses on the oppressed
Sit in silence with god
Heal those in need of healing
Share meals with those who are very much unlike you
Preach about injustice
Walk in unfamiliar areas
Read the Hebrew Bible
Leave organized religion
Never whine about being a victim
Be involved in an intentional community working for change
Press against the prevailing social/political/religious system so hard you are executed for it . . .
This is so different than simply believing that one is to live by faith alone, isn’t it? How many Christians, if they were told tomorrow morning at church that THIS is Christianity, would keep being Christian?
I aspire to follow.
