Who is mad?


A friend of mine who is an artist recently sent me a link to his "gallery" online. There I found this picture with the following quote, from one of my favorite authors.


"If the world is sane, then Jesus is mad as a hatter and the Last Supper is the Mad Tea Party.


The world says, Mind your own business, and Jesus says, There is no such thing as your own business.


The world says, Follow the wisest course and be a success, and Jesus says, Follow me and be crucified.




The world says, Drive carefully — the life you save may be your own — and Jesus says, Whoever would save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.


The world says, Law and order, and Jesus says, Love.


The world says, Get and Jesus says, Give.

In terms of the world's sanity, Jesus is crazy as a coot, and anybody who thinks he can follow him without being a little crazy too is laboring less under a cross than under a delusion."
Listening to Your Life: Daily Meditations with Frederick Buechner

Life with Jesus is an adventure that will never go as planned. The minute I expect everything to go the way I expect is the minute I'm setting myself up to be disappointed.


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