It's time to confess. I spent hours alone with Michael. Locked in my room.
Listening to Michael. "Off the Wall" and "Thriller." Trying to get the Moonwalk down just right. I saw him do it on the 25th Year of Motown TV special (in 1980-something) and I wanted to be able to do that! (that was back when everyone watched one of three things on tv at any given time, so almost all of us saw it! Like when all americans listened to Kasey Kasem tell us the top 40 hits of the week, but today you could do top 40 of country, urban, rock, alternative, folk, indie, disney, or top 40 Hannah Montanna hits THIS WEEK. boy times have changed. cause for reflection, but that's another subject).
i hope and pray that my zeal for imitating Jesus, and his ordinary habits, approaches my zeal for imitating MJ back in the day (if we knew how he danced at the wedding at Cana, wouldn't it be cool to learn his dance? you know he danced - ever been to a Jewish wedding??? 'nuf said). I'm trying to do that today. Jesus prayed a lot, and read the Scriptures a lot. So that's what I'm doing today in the middle of real life. Not because its 'right' or will create 'blessings,' but today I'm doing so because those were the ordinary habits of Jesus. And he also ordinarily hung out with his close friends. And helped people he happened upon who had a need he could uniquely meet. And he regularly worshipped with others on the sabbath. And he regularly spoke truth to dipsticks living in un-truth. There's more, but enuf for now.
I don't mind saying how satisfying it was to actually do the moonwalk at a frat party (i realize I've opened myself to eternal mocking here, but I'm owning my story). Here's a pic of some friends from those 80's days at our college reunion
To follow Jesus is to follow not only his beliefs (world view), but also (more importantly becuase its real and measurable objectively in this world?) to follow his ordinary habits of life.
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