A few weeks ago at work a little girl gave each staff member a little Jesus figure for their operatory. "This is her ministry" reports her mom beaming with pride. It was very sweet. The office was buzzing with chatter about the little Jesuses ( is that plural for Jesus?) for days. Since then little Jesuses were ordered for our office toy chest. You get a prize if you're a good helper, and now a little Jesus can be yours.
When the Jesus figures first showed up, I had a few thoughts that always occur to me when looking at a Jesus painting, how does this fit with Exodus 20:4 “You do not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of that which is in the heavens above, or which is in the earth beneath, or which is in the waters under heaven"? If we're not worshipping the image are we still in violation by just having it? Did Christianity ever have a taboo on images of heavenly things? Seems like history shows us art has tried to reflect heavenly things throughout the ages.
When we received our shipment of Jesus figures, it was commented that they were all a little different...hmmmm funny it seems that in reality everyone has a little different perspective of Jesus, Jesus can be as varied as the number of people who worship Him. One lady jokingly said she wanted a different Jesus...hmmm you get the Jesus you get and you don't throw a fit. Lol
I suspect the little Jesus figures will give us some interesting moments as time goes by. We have a very diverse clientele. Some will love the Jesuses, some will hate them, some will ignore them, and some will have no idea.
Here is my disclaimer for any Torah Terrorists or Doctrine Dictators out there: it's not my office, I only work there. I have little control over the decorations, and we are always seasonally decorated. When you work in the world, be in it and not of it.
A work in progress
Teresa
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