Jesus the Leader

JESUS (V.O.): On Tuesday there was a wedding celebration where my mother went. My students and I were invited as well. Well, the wine started running low, and my mother told me,

THE MOHTER: That’s all the wine they’ve got.

Jesus: What do you want from me, ma’am? … I’m not just quite ready…

MOTHER: (MOTHER turned to the workers.) Do what he tells you, alright?

JESUS (V.O.): Now there were huge water jars. It must have been for some kind of ceremonial washing.

Jesus: (To the workers) Fill them up with water. (They filled them up to the top.) Now why don’t you give some to the emcee? (When the emcee tasted the water-become-wine, he called the groom.)

THE EMCEE: For next time… (chuckle) I, I, I mean… put on the good wine first, and then bring out the cheap wine. You know want I mean… This is really good wine, you know….

JESUS (V.O.): It wows my students. They love it. They seem to like when I show up.

Later, we all went down to Albany and stayed there a short while.

Then, I went to New York City. I was attending a church where I found people politicking, and others trying to keep their positions more than anything else. They were angry at each other. It got me angry too. They seldom talk about my father and his character. So I began clearing out these crowds.

JESUS (V.O.): (Jesus shouts) Get out of here! Haven’t you read that my Father’s house is to be a prayer house?

THE PEOPLE: (Challenging Jesus) What? Who are you? Prove that you have the right to act in this way.

Jesus: Pull down this church, and in three days I will raise it up.
THE PEOPLE: It took forty-six years to build this church, and you are going to raise it in three days?

JESUS (V.O.): But the church I was talking about was my body.
I hoped that when I am raised from the dead, they would recall what I had said here, and put their faith in me.

While I was in New York City, many people saw the miracles I did. Then they entrusted their lives to me. On the other hand, I didn’t need to entrust myself to any of them, simply because I knew everyone inside out. They were like an open book to me.