Don't worry. Before you quit reading let me just say that I'm not comparing Mickey to Jesus. There...now you can breathe easier. However, my short-lived experiences at Disney World have got me thinking about a few things.
Amy and I got our Disney passes recently, which is awesome!!! We had been saving up for them and the day had finally arrived to cash in our life fortune and get our season passes. Allow me to explain the process. Amy and I pulled off the interstate and drove for several miles, easily finding our way by all of the Disney signs. We arrived at Epcot, were waved to a parking spot, and picked up by a tram that brought us to the entrance. We bought our season passes, entered the park, and jumped in line for our first ride (Spaceship Earth). This entire process took 15 minutes from the time we parked our car. That doesn't seem like a big deal so let me say it again. In 15 minutes, I had parked, ridden a tram, bought tickets, and made it to my first ride. That is absolutely amazing! It was so simple...so easy. In 15 minutes Amy and I had been added to the Disney community and were experiencing the "magic."
As I waited in line for Spaceship Earth, I thought about Jesus. I thought about the passage where Jesus says that the "harvest if plentiful" (Luke 10:2). There are multitudes of people waiting to experience the "magic" of knowing Jesus, but don't ever make it because the process is made so difficult. I know the comparison of coming to know Jesus and obtaining a season pass is a thin one, but hear me out. Starting a relationship with Jesus is simple! How often we want people to talk a certain way, look a certain way, and know all the right things in order to be brought into relationship with Him. That just isn't the case, though. Jesus accepts people instantly right where they are, no strings attached. Isn't that amazing?
P.S. I'm not saying that you can have a relationship with Jesus and live however you want. I am saying, however, that change is gradual and that Jesus is patient. Just like with any growing relationship, it takes time and getting to know the other person.
2 comments:
Disney and Jesus. Two things I like a lot. But not in that order. (from Angela...since I don't know how to leave a comment on this site)
Andy - I recommend a great book I read about Walt "How to Be like Walt" by Pat Williams of the Orlando Magic. He describes Walt as a symbol of the values Walt represents: Imagination, Honesty, Perseverance, optimism and vision.
He was not the Living God on Earth like Jesus but we can learn some valuable lessons from Walt's demand for high standards which made your experience at EPCOT so "magical"
Imagine this: if we think Disney World is amazing, just imagine how much more amazing Heaven must be!
Sharon G
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