WWJD

I just got back from visiting Matt in the hospital and it is well past my bedtime.  So even though it would be plenty easy for me to excuse myself from blogging today I didn't want to have my new year's resolution end after a month.  So in the true letter of the law I will be posting a very brief blog.

Often in the Church we say that as Christ's disciples we are to do what he would do if he were here.  We often say this as an inspirational thought or as motivation to be better.  However, if you really stop and think about what that means it should be rather overwhelming.  I know that Christ commanded us to be perfect and that he said what manner of men we ought to be, even as He is.  But to actually feel like when I am home teaching I am saying and doing what he would do is hard to imagine.  I guess whenever I think of what Christ would do I envision him speaking in parables with an aura about him that makes it clear he is divine.  However, a lot of our perception of Christ in mortality is based off the culture that he lived in.  It is much easier to imagine what it means to do what Jesus would do when we relate him to a modern day version.  Rather than walking in sandals and speaking to the woman at the well, we can see him as that friend that truly cares or that person that tries to make others feel welcome.  I guess it just helps to remember that there are a lot of people doing what Jesus would do and we can look to their examples to see the works of the Lord.