So I went to Todd Agnew's Myspace to hear Grace like Rain, and the next song that came on was called, "My Jesus." It was really intense. He uses pretty strong language and pictures to set the tone for his message. It reminded me of back in the day (not that long ago :-) When Derek Webb used some language that the church wasn't accustomed to. One of the lines that really struck me was when he said, "My Jesus would never be accepted in my church." It's something to truly think about. Are we honoring God as a church? I'm so thankful to be at a place I love for the past seven years! To be apart of a church body that isn't afraid to go across the world to get dirty and messy and spend time with those who have been shut out. A church that is known for it's love for people, no matter what. Like the song says, and more importantly like the bible says, Jesus did not come for the strong. He came for the weak. He came for the sinners.

So I will post the lyrics here, and the song is the first one on my playlist so you can give it a listen and let me know your thoughts:

"Which Jesus do you follow,
Which Jesus do you serve
If Ephesians says to imitate Christ,
Why do you look so much like the world

Cause My Jesus bled and died
He spent His time with thieves and liars,
He loved the poor and accosted the arrogant
So which one do you want to be

Blessed are the poor in spirit,
or do we pray to blessed with with the wealth of this land
Blessed are they that hunger and thirst for righteousness
Or do we ache for another taste of this world of shifting sands

My Jesus bled and died for my sins
He spent His time with thieves and sluts and liars,
He loved the poor and accosted the rich,
So which one do you want to be

Who is this that You follow,
This picture of the American dream,
If Jesus was here would you walk right by on the other side,
Or fall down and worship at His holy feet
holy
Pretty blue eyes and curly brown hair and a clear complexion,
Is how you see Him as He dies for Your sins,
But the Word says He was battered and scarred
Or did you miss that part,
Sometimes I doubt we'd recognize Him

My Jesus bled and died He spent His time with thieves and the least of
these,
He loved the poor and accosted the comfortable,
So which one do you want to be,
Cause
My Jesus would never be accepted in my church
The blood and dirt on His feet might stain the carpet,
But He reaches for the hurting and despises the proud
And,
I think He'd prefer Beale St. to the stained glass crowd
And I know that He can hear me if I cry out loud

I want to be like my Jesus
I want to be like my Jesus
I want to be like my Jesus
I want to be like my Jesus

Not a posterchild for American prosperity,
but like my Jesus
You see I'm tired of living for success and popularity
I want to be like my Jesus
but I'm not sure what that means to be like
You Jesus
Cause You said to live like You,
love like You but then
You died for me
Can I be like You Jesus?
I wanna be like you Jesus
I wanna be Like my Jesus"
~Todd Agnew