The other night we went to see Levi’s drama group perform their show “13.” It was probably the best show that I’ve seen his group do. The band was made of high school students, and they were impressive! The singing was great, the acting was believable, and the story line was very true to the state of the average group of middle school students. 13 is the story of a, well, 13 year old boy who moves from NYC to Indiana. His Bar Mitzvah is coming closer, and he’s got no friends to celebrate with him. The story follows him as he tries to navigate a new school, new culture, and new challenges.
After the show was over, I was talking to one of the guys in the band, telling him how much I enjoyed their music. He was very gracious, deflecting praise to the other musicians. Annabelle raised her hand, and said, I have a question for him.
He turned to her, and she asked:
Do you have Jesus?
Honestly, I almost laughed out loud! She is such a sweetheart, so innocent, and so observant. She’s seen how important Jesus is to us. My guess is that she must want everyone to know Jesus like we do.
Now, the young man was a little taken off guard. He looked at me blankly, and I explained that Annabelle has been soaking up all of our family life like a sponge, and that she’s been learning about Jesus. It’s new to her, but it’s pretty clear that Jesus is a priority in our family.
He managed to give her an answer, and pretty quickly joined his friends.
I love the fact that Annabelle sees how vital Jesus is, and that she’s transparent enough to ask others about Jesus. I wish that I had more conversations with people about Him.
When was the last time you asked someone if he had Jesus? Are you having that conversation with the girl who works next to you, the guy on your team, the folks in the neighborhood? Don’t you think we ought to be having more of those conversations with the people we’re around all the time?
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