The Image: Part 2

Long runs give you time to think.  Now I do not run nearly as long my buddy Chris so I may not be as wise but I do think about things. 
In the world of churchiness  there is something called liturgy.  Basically it is just a guide as to what you are supposed to be reading about during what time of the year.  Right now we are in Lent.  Lent is a time when all Christians are supposed to step back, do some fasting (giving something up in most circles) and reflect on the life and death of Christ.  We are supposed to be doing this all the time, but I guess Lent is another one of those "religious" things that help people understand God better.
The strange thing is I have gone deeper in my walk with God as I go deeper into my training.  I don't know if it is the extended amount of time each day that I focus on not only encouraging myself but calling on God to make me stronger than I am physically and spiritually.
Last week I posted a verse from the Book of Isaiah, one of the lines read-"with a shout he will raise up his battle cry."  This is a reference to God and the passion he feels about going into battle.  We also see Jesus doing a bit of yelling: at religious leaders in Matthew 23, at money changers in the temple as they exploited the poor, and finally as he died on the cross.
There is this screen printed t-shirt I can't get out of my head.  For one, I am not a huge fan of the screen printed Christian t-shirt.  I own them yes, but they were gifts.  I feel my witness and my faith are done much more justice than a message on a t-shirt.  But there is one that sticks out in my mind.  I really doubt that Jesus was this ripped.  The man was a peasant who walked a lot.  I undoubtedly think he probably had more the physique of an Ultra Runner. 
This particular image stand out because I see Jesus struggling physically with the spiritual weight of the world. 

I think it is interesting that when many people think of Jesus they think of this picture (which I am not particularly fond of.)  This is pretty Jesus, and he doesn't look very tough.  He's is kind of staring off into space at what we have no idea.  His skin is too light, his hair is too light and he is expressionless.  It is not wonder that more men don't follow Jesus, because this may be the only picture they see of him.
Jesus was strong, I know this because he was God incarnate.  He is also who we talk about when we speak of the one who gives the shout and stirs up zeal.
We need to start reinventing our image of Jesus, because the gent to the left is much to stayed, much too tame, and the fire that burns deep within me, the passion, the excitement for life does not leave me looking like him.  It leaves me burnt up, exhausted and alive!  This is the image I was created in.