Friday, January 11, 2019

A Year With Jesus: Questions #2 (kid edition)

As I continue to think long and hard about what it must have been like to spend time with Jesus in the flesh, I have more questions for his, but this time for when he was a boy growing up in Nazareth. 

-Did Jesus ever roll his eyes at something his parents said?  Did he ever complain to a friend about how unreasonable they were being?
-Did he ever tell his half-brothers and sisters to shut up?  Did they ever do the same to him? 
-If Jesus was the oldest of his mother's sons, did he have extra responsibilities in taking care of his siblings? 
-When he was a toddler, did he sit in his father's lap and pass gas and then say, "I fart on you!" and laugh uncontrollably?
-Did he ever play a practical joke on a friend?
-Did he ever flex or stand up taller when a cute girl walked by?
-Did he have acne?  If so, what did he do about it? 
-Did his parents ever find lice in his hair?  Did he ever have to get his head shaved as a result?
-Did Jesus ever look up at the stars at night and think, 'That one was my favorite to create?' 
-Did Jesus ever play street games with his friends?  Was he good?  Did he ever get beaten badly at something at then sulk for half an hour? 
-What was his best friend's name when he was 10?  What did that friend think about him? 
-Did Jesus and his friends ever have a competition to see whose pee would fly the furthest?  Who won? 
-When Jesus' baby teeth came out, did his parents do anything special to reward him? 
-Did he like to climb trees?  Did he ever fall out of one and break an arm? 

Again, these questions may seem weird or disrespectful to some.  But his fully humanity makes me wonder.