ALLEGIANCE ISSUES

Today is Monday to some and nothing more. Christians of all denominations are in a season, however, that illuminates the sacrificial suffering of the most famous competitor of all time. If you thought, “Lebron…” I appreciate your humor. Jesus Christ is the name and he’s the game of the week.

The funny thing about the Christian religion and is how it polarizes households, marriages, communities, politics and arguably the world at large. There’s disputes of earthly proportion that have flooded the air waves and the topics that trend online. But back to the competitor in question. The history of Jesus’ crucifixion holds that it was a penalty administered without cause and this made me think. Actually, I felt literally like God was speaking but I was about to say, “I thought” because I still have pretense in me and fear of being considered a weirdo. Nevertheless, I was upset about an encounter I had with someone recently because I felt the person snubbed me. It was more like the many conversations we probably all have where you seem to do all the listening while the other person raves about their life. All the while, you’re playing verbal “Double-Dutch” waiting for the perfect place to jump in with your tidbit. I didn’t get my tidbit in so I was salty.

Later that day is when I felt like Jesus reminded me of what happened to him, or better yet, what he rendered willingly – his life. There was not the slightest allegiance to this world. My problem is that I pledge allegiance to the validating symbols of our age. But the truth is that the best competitor knew his opponent well. Suffice it to say he would have hardly had one day ruined by the driver giving him the finger, the snub by church goers who act superior, the racists who allow indoctrination to betray intelligence, etc. Jesus is never described as petty in the scriptures because he wasn’t. I am petty, however, and many other things that reek of allegiance to the game played on Earth. May the Passion of the Christ continue to work on my game.