WWJD: Probably Not What You Think

In a recent blog post by my friend Mary she links a clip to Jimmy Fallon's show wherein he does his famous thank you note bit. One of the jokes he makes during this bit has to do with WWJD bracelets and how Jesus probably wouldn't have worn them. Personally, I think that is kind of obvious.. since he would definitely wear a WWID bracelet. Cruddy joke aside, I think that there are a lot of things that Jesus would do, and did do, that are not what the common modern person would think. He spent time with undesirables, hookers, and the lower class. Those things seem to contradict what a lot of his followers choose to do with their time. He never seemed to be the kind of person who would exclude people, be racist, be stingy, be obsessed with artwork of himself, pay for stained glass, care if people dressed up for their day off, or do any of the other things that his followers seem to do for him. However, he would tell people to love each other, to break laws that were unjust, to be humble, and lots of other positive things that most people just don't do. People seem to forget that Jesus was a loving, peaceful man who once went to a party and turned water into wine. He taught that one does not "fish for men" by refusing to cast nets and acting superior, he does so by connecting with them where they are and leading them from where they are to where they need to be. So when asked the question WWJD, the answer really seems to be "not be a dick."