So what shall we do with Jesus?
How can he be part of our décor?
Does he accessorize well enough?
Fit the effect we want in the room?
we want him to be the right color
and the right look to hang on our walls
adorn our windows
but we might not like it if he
sat beside us in the pew; after all
he spent a lot of time out on the streets;
he was a trifle outspoken.
he seems to always wear a robe
pure and white but did it never
get dirty? Did he never hike it up
and get out on the dance floor
or let it fall open and enjoy
the breezes off the sea? Was Jesus
a prude?
he needs to be fully human
all male but we don’t like
to think of him having sex
let alone with one of his 12
close disciples; we like all
the stories as long as they
don’t tell too much.
While Mary, his mother, might have loved him,
God may have been somewhat worried
about this human son of His and, yet,
the deal had been struck
a part of the Divine, fully human,
a bargain to alter the fates of all.
Not just for window or wall.
So what shall we do with Jesus?
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