The way of imagination

     If you’ve been a Christian your whole life (like me), things can get confusing sometimes.   There are times when we forget why we ever decided to follow Jesus, or we experience disappointments, or we just get bored and wonder what the point of it all is.   It’s easy to get caught up in the whirlwind of activities, and to wonder if there’s more… what is Christianity all about anyway?   Maybe there was a time when we were excited about living for Jesus and serving in his kingdom, but somewhere along the way, we got lost, we got hurt and now we ask ourselves if perhaps we were mistaken, or – even worse – perhaps Jesus made a mistake in choosing us as one of his disciples.   What do we do if we find ourselves in such a place?   It is in moments like these that we need to be reminded who we are .   Fortunately for us, we have a story in the Gospel of someone what had this exact experience.   This person’s journey to greatness was anythin...