Jesus: A New Vision
I have a new vision of Jesus. Having been raised Catholic, the ceremony and rigidity of the mass left little to inspire me. It frightened me. It bored me. As an adult, it frightens me and bores me still. I want to be excited!!! Ever since I have been attending Evangelical Baptist services, I am excited because it feelings magical. Charismatics intrigue me and get my fire going. I’ve finally seen and feel the light so to speak. By this, I mean that my distaste for Catholicism drove me running and screaming from faith, into the seemingly different and “safe” world of the agnostics, atheists, and warm fuzzy new agers. I dabbled, I experimented, I wondered where I could fit it. At this point in my life, I have come to a new level of understanding, and a fresh perspective of looking at things. I still don’t know what I believe, but I do know that there is room for Jesus in there. With all of the other things I have opened the door to, opening the door to Christian concepts is not too far of a stretch at all. I (want to) believe in magic and miracles. Having a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, from the Evangelical perspective, is about this magic and raising this fire and inspiration within.