Jesus Jokes

I've been wanting to have long hair for ages. Unfortunately, due to haircut codes in school and ROTC and whatnot, I never really had that chance. The closest thing I ever got to my dream ponytail was an F4 style hairdo that didn't really work that well on me. I looked a little bit like this:
No, that isn't me. That's just how my hair kind of looked like. Moving on with the story, I always used to get a verbal beating from my grandfather about how uncouth long hair was, and how i looked scruffy and undignified. One day I got fed up of all the comments, so I answered him back with a light-hearted "But Grandpa, Jesus never cut His hair in His life! Not once. Ever. Don't you want me to be like Jesus?"

I was grounded for a week. I caught on to a new trend though. With Jesus, I felt like I could get away from anything. Why are you wearing slippers to the mall? "Mum, Jesus never wore shoes." How come you never told us you were going out? Everyone was looking for you all afternoon! "Jesus disappeared at the Temple for more time than that! He became savior of mankind!"

Needless to say, I was grounded a lot.

I don't think I'm the only one who found the Jesus Jokes funny though! Yes, I know the commandment says not to use The Lord's Name In Vain, but I'd like to think the God that I know and love and praise has a sense of humor, and knows the difference between light teasing and downright blasphemy. Anyone who knows me would know that those comments were made in jest, never to be taken seriously.

I've been taught that God is a loving God, a forgiving God. I know Jesus had laughed and smiled as well as forgiven and sacrificed. He'd been human too, if only for a while. So why can't He have a sense of Humor as well? I believe He manages to chuckle along with at least a few jokes.

So what is the purpose of all this? Well, I just figured I'd share my own personal thoughts and feelings about God and religion and spirituality, for posterity. For myself. And if someone reads this, and maybe grows a little closer to the Person In Charge, then great!

And if people read this and start thinking I am a horrible heathen unworthy of being a Christian and a Catholic and should Burn In Hell With Capital Letters then all I have to say to you aside from "Lighten up!" is:

Jesus Made Me Do It.