Our calls to "Gentle Jesus meek and mild" can conflict with reality,
as does a Nordic appearance, or any physical perfection.
For, Jesus was a Jew, dark of skin, eyes and hair.
Jesus was a person of his time when:
the sun moved over a flat earth;
there was minimal medical knowledge.
everyone believed in magic,
spells and incantations.

Such realisations can unsettle a childish faith,
whilst the reality of life's experiences
and conflicts within the Christian body
undermine the consolation of conformity.
Along with Father Christmas and his elves,
we can grow out of Jesus and his angelic choir!

Our ideas of divinity may then change.
Without invalidating past concepts, we may see them in a different light
perceive new angles on our familiar views, see new perspectives of divinity.
We may find that known certainties no longer fit our understanding.

Should we then leave the comfort of firm religious boundaries,
discard the certainty of unthinking compliance to orthodoxy,
reject obedience to the whim of self-centred authority,
and all the doctrine and disciplines of religion,
or adapt our position to remain part of
the religious organisation?
Should we defy or defer?