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In the midst of a furor of a nightmare of screams, it is nearly implausible to discern the whispers: the soft, gentle pleadings of the Spirit within us, to find ourselves and pursue a precious path.
We become the victims–the auditory slaves of foolish men and women who have succeeded in providing us decibels without hope.
It’s loud.
It’s brash.
It’s bloody.
It’s irreverent.
It’s irrelevant.
And it’s often meaningless.
But the sheer brute blast of this storm of stupidity seems to be the cultural forecast, threatening to blow us all away.
Into such a climate Jesus of Nazareth also came.
Just like us, he was surrounded by mayhem–a nasty empire, brutal religion, vendettas, bigotry, prejudice, gender bias and ignorance that rebuffed knowledge.
He chose not to yell.
He found a space and made his place.
If you’re determined to be recognized, wealthy or even famous, you will be worthless to this time–because the natural flow of human degradation will determine whether you will be ushered in for consideration, and unless you are willing to be as crazy as the world around you, you will probably be considered unnecessary.
But…
You can find your space and make your place.
- Jesus was profoundly simple.
- Jesus was deemed uneducated because he chose this path.
- Jesus was mocked as unaware because he would not join into the political fiasco and the religious ramblings.
- He was simple.
He offered three ideas to humanity which still trigger our best efforts and initiate the only march to beauty that we have ever marshalled:
1. Consider.
Stop being sure. Don’t recite all the things you learned as a young’un. Don’t repeat the bigotry of your benefactors. Consider. Consider your life, consider an intelligent approach–even consider a lily.
2. Watch.
Sometimes he said to go ahead and while you’re doing that, pray. But always watch. Don’t be so quick to pull the trigger on your support. Listen for the buzz words that talk of healing, forgiveness, reconciliation and creativity.
Watch what is before your eyes carefully instead of merely lining up for the next I-Phone.
3. Cheerful.
“Be of good cheer” is the match. It lights a fire that warms instead of burns. For after all, joy is the best treatment for insanity.
These were the three messages of a simple man. They will never be outdated but unfortunately, they will also never be regaled as “trending.”
It will take you and me to close our ears to the screams, and listen to the whisper of “consider, watch and be of good cheer.”
The good news is that living such a life is far less exhausting.
The better news is, only this simple life is truly fulfilling.
Published by Jonathan Cring
6 years ago 
