2012-08-13

Illustory 2: What does Jesus mean to you?

A simple survey
taken with friends 
at Copley Square
in Boston

Two friends and I took it upon ourselves to go out
and ask passers-by one question:
"What does Jesus mean to you?"
I drew their faces while my buddy recorded their words.


ILLUSTORY
what does Jesus mean to you?
an illustrated story

 
 
"Love and giving"
Becca
"A prophet"
Sheryl

"Jesus is my life, strength, purpose, health, joy, and wisdom"
Roger

"Son of God, savior"
Marcel (from DRC)

"A good metaphor"
Angie (not her real name)

"Awesome cool guy who I don't think should be forced on people by religion"
Allison

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"He is awesome possum"
Becka

"A friend who walks beside you"
Alice

"Love and compassion"
Jonas

"The center of my joy"
Kiana

"Love"
Betty

"The son of God"
Juan

"A spiritual guy"
Juan's Mom

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"Salvation through his... through the blood of Jesus we're saved if we choose to receive it"
David

"Savior, son of God who atoned for our sins"
Chris

"Basically, son of God, one of the main figures in out culture, respected by other religions"
Ernesto

"A dude who might have existed. But I do believe in God"
Sarah

"Jesus is the reassuring idea someone or something else has the reigns"
Liam

"Jesus is my life"
Javier
(Javier was the most amazing story. 
He cried after we asked him this question 
and we prayed with him right there in Copley. 
It was an extremely humbling experience.)

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Overall the responses we received were not what I expected from a crowd in Copley Square at 5 o'clock.  I personally expected responses to be less open to Jesus than they were-- two weeks prior we had some very long and drawn out discussions around Boston Common after asking the question "what does God mean to you" and expected a lot of opposition against Jesus, which was simply not the case.

Although most responses were short we had the chance to speak openly about our own faith with many of the people we interviewed.

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  2. Beautiful encounters, Nate! To me, philosophically, Jesus is the last iteration of humankind on its journey home. That this happened in the past is no matter when that "iteration" transcends the currerntly-perceived boundaries of time. Personally, he is my big brother, wise counsel, all-seeing role model who looks beyond himself and directly into the heart of God.

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  3. Beautiful encounters, Nate! To me, philosophically, Jesus is the last iteration of humankind on its journey home. That this happened in the past is no matter when that "iteration" transcends the currerntly-perceived boundaries of time. Personally, he is my big brother, wise counsel, all-seeing role model who looks beyond himself and directly into the heart of God.

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  4. Beautiful encounters, Nate! To me, philosophically, Jesus is the last iteration of humankind on its journey home. That this happened in the past is no matter when that "iteration" transcends the currerntly-perceived boundaries of time. Personally, he is my big brother, wise counsel, all-seeing role model who looks beyond himself and directly into the heart of God.

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