We all know the Christmas story, baby Jesus born in a stable, and what a fantastic story it is. To many it remains that- just a story, or Jesus remains that innocent baby- or grows up the be the peaceful "anglo-saxon hippie" as Eddie Izzard called him.
To those, like me, who identify as a Christian, we know that the saviour we are waiting for isn't the innocent baby, or the gentle man, but he's so much more. At times Jesus was far from peaceful- angry, tormented, exasperated. This is the Jesus I want- who challenges me, causes me to examine myself, and leaves me with no choice but to follow wherever he leads me.
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