Winning Words 2/3/10
“What if God’s skin isn’t either white or black? What if it’s blue? Does it matter what color her skin is?" (Wally Armbruster) There are so many things that separate us in this world. Different concepts of God tend to push us apart, but maybe they can be used to bring us together. That subject might be an interesting “conversation starter.” Why not give it a try? ;-) Jack
FROM SH IN MICHIGAN: This is an interestng conversation starter. What nags at me is "what color was/is Jesus' skin?" I know of a young man who turned away from church because when he was just a kid (living in Poland), as an assignment in Sunday school, he drew a picture of a oriental yellow Jesus and the priest told him Jesus didn't look like that. Why do we have so many pictures of a white Jesus in this country? And does that limitation push us apart from each other? Do we want to know what color Jesus is for each of us or do we really want Jesus to be the same color as we are? I wonder. FROM JACK: I once gave an assignment to a confirmation class to draw a picture of God. One boy drew a picture of the face of Jesus, divided it into four segments, and made each part a different color. That was really creative...and theological, too.
FROM GOOD DEBT JON: Doesn’t matter here, won’t matter in heaven. FROM JACK: You're right. The "identifiers" on earth...race...wealth/poverty...education...ethnicity...strength/weakness...religion will fade away. One of my favorite Bible stories is the one about the rich man and Lazarus.
FROM ML IN ILLINOIS: i like to think of her as rainbow. a power of true color. an all incusive spectrum. FROM JACK: I knew that you'd relate to this one.
FROM OUTHOUSE JUDY: I'm not sure the His color but I'm pretty sure He is a He as He calls Himself Father and so does, His Son Jesus. FROM JACK: If God were to reveal herself today, do you think that she might come as a woman...say, like Mother Teresa?
FROM PRPH IN ARIZONA: i have not seen Avatar and probably won't but everyone in that film IS blue. FROM JACK: In Sunday School, did you learn the song: Jesus loves the little children, all the children of the world etc?
FROM JS IN MICHIGAN: How about GREEN? I like GREEN! FROM JACK: It figures, but the quote says that God's skin is blue, with a maize colored beard.
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This is an interestng conversation starter. What nags at me is "what color was/is Jesus' skin?" My daughter is dating a young man who turned away from church because when he was just a kid (living in Poland), as an assignment in Sunday school, he drew a picture of a oriental yellow Jesus and the priest told him Jesus didn't look like that. Why do we have so many pictures of a white Jesus in this country? And does that limitation push us apart from each other? Do we want to know what color Jesus is for each of us or do we really want Jesus to be the same color as we are? I wonder.
S.H. in MI
Don't know if I am making God in an image which He is not but I like to think of Him as a Maternal Father and very gentle and merciful and a One Who loves His family and nurtures us with His Milk of kindness. Maybe He is clear and not any color whatsoever.
Maybe He is so clear to see we don't even need any colors. And maybe ultimately, we'll all be clear to see too, so clear to see, we won't have any colors either.
And we finally won't have any sexes either. Will we be disturbed if that happens? Will we regret the loss?
S.H. in MI
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