The Jesus Stories...Listening to Jesus....

So this is my first of many Jesus stories.
It has some racial epithets in it,
hold off until the end of the story, and you will see why.


So there's this cool cat
named Jesus
He's poor, but smart
cause grew up with some crazy Essene monk dudes,
and he walks around with his Crew,
and some whores they picked up along the way.
Safety in numbers
besides,
a bunch of guys on the road is pretty boring
so it was cool to have the chicks along

So they're traveling around
The guys all play instruments
and even some of the chicks
and they do shows,
to make money for their journey
Jesus was the MC and lead songwriter

All around the land as they travel
People hear about the shows
many kinds and colours of people
people of many faiths
each walking on their own Paths
their own Journeys

They hear that Jesus and his crew are coming
They're doing a show
in The Glade
and each of them, alters their Path a bit
so they can go and see Jesus
hear him talk

They've heard about some of the things he's said
from their friends
from other people who went to see a Jesus show
and those that like what they heard
about Jesus shows being fun
and everyone being welcome
alter their Path a bit
to go see Jesus

The old folks and the Priests
the lovers of Hierarchy
the grim faced hawkers of Hate
Hate Jesus
because, like all musicians
not under Control of Authority
he makes their children rebellious
but the children who believe
in unity and peace
they have always hated the Hatred
and they sneak out anyways

All these colours, races, faiths, Paths
come out of the forest
at the Glade
and gather
they exchange stories
about their Paths
and their Encounters
and when Jesus and his crew climb the mount
a hush falls upon them
because they want to hear
the stories

The musicians play
people dance
people sing
Jesus leads them in songs
songs they all can sing together
even though they speak different tongues
and walk different Paths
they join hands and sing
each in their own way

And finally when everyone needs a break
in the hot sun of the afternoon
they sit down
and are quiet
so they can hear him talk
about what this means
how so many different Paths
can be together

imagine you are one of them
ignoring the bullshit of the Priests
all the old stories of Glorious Hatred
letting them fall away
and listening
belonging

if you look around
and say
"what's that-
Jew - doing here?!"
"what's that-
faggot - doing here?!"
"what's that-
nigger - doing here?!"
"what's that-
towelhead - doing here?!"
"what's that-
chink - doing here?!"
"what's that-
whore - doing here?!"
"what's that-
tranny - doing here?!"
"what's that-
homeless fucker - doing here?!"
"what's that-
Witch - doing here?!"
"what's that-
Vodun - doing here?!"
"what's that-
Pagan - doing here?!"
"what's that-
pot-head/coke-head/drunk/e-tard - doing here?!"

on and on

As soon as you turn to say that

You've stopped listening to Jesus...