Billy, aged four, and his brother Tommy, aged six, were arguing about who was going to get the first pancake that their grandmother was making at the stove. She took the opportunity to teach them a lesson, telling them that Jesus would let his brother have the first pancake. Tommy turned to Billy and said, "Ok, Billy, go on then, you be Jesus."
Not just among children, most of us grown ups too have this tendency of 'letting or waiting for others to be Jesus'. We'd rather not be one ourselves. Admiring others be Jesus is good enough. Becoming Jesus oneself is too complicated.
On the other hand, perhaps we are not called to be Jesus. Each of us has an identity, distinct from one another, distinct from Jesus. Our vocation is to live that out to its best. God calls each one of us, and the best we can do is to respond to him in the most generous and selfless manner.
Not just among children, most of us grown ups too have this tendency of 'letting or waiting for others to be Jesus'. We'd rather not be one ourselves. Admiring others be Jesus is good enough. Becoming Jesus oneself is too complicated.
On the other hand, perhaps we are not called to be Jesus. Each of us has an identity, distinct from one another, distinct from Jesus. Our vocation is to live that out to its best. God calls each one of us, and the best we can do is to respond to him in the most generous and selfless manner.
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