Fantasy

My sheep hear my voice.

 - From John 10

There's a mystical quality to the relationship between Christ and the Church. And this should appeal to a lot of people, maybe most people - because we seem drawn to magic, and fantasy, and Science Fiction.

Let's just assume, for one moment, that the Story of Christ is pretty much like any fantasy narrative. We will enjoy hearing it, because we like make-believe. We love when the good guy wins. We love having a champion, a super-hero, that wins in the end, and that we are on his or her side, and then we all live happily ever after. What if Christianity were basically derived from that basic human aspiration from long ago?

 . . . What if all of those heroic narratives were derived from a true story: The Story of Christ?

Jesus says to the Scribes and Pharisees that His sheep hear His Voice. This of course means that the Scribes and Pharisees don't hear His Voice. Or maybe, they can't hear His Voice.

It would be hard for the Scribes and Pharisees not to believe they have just been insulted.

Did He just imply that these deplorables are smarter than we are?

Or maybe He hinted at some mystical connection. A cult! A dangerous secret society!

The followers of Christ were these people that clung to their guns and religion. It would be better off if they were not present in society!!

This is always going to be a problem for the Church, and for Believers in Christ. If it's all true . . . they that hear not his voice will be frustrated to the point of anger and resentment. If it's not true . . . then there is a sizable movement in society, preventing our forward movement (because . . . Science).

But in the end, it is indeed true. There's a reason we love fantasy so much. We were made to be drawn to it - - - because reality is not far from it.

The Good Guy does win in the end. And we all do live happily ever after.