Jew for Jesus

Last night I was invited by my neighbor to a medical residents halloween party. The ususal suspects (beer and music) contributed a very large number of people in a small space. Needless to say, I wasn't sorry to leave when 2:30 came around...oh really 3:30 before daylight savings time came.

On my adventures that night, I was accosted by a few guys, who were not really accosting at all...merely making conversation.
One guy happened to mention that he was Jewish, and I impulsively said in a loud voice, "I LOVE JEWS!"
JD, liked that and so did his friend Dan, who also happened to be Jewish. The group that I was with had a good laugh over it.
You'd think I would stop there, (I wasn't even drinking that night) but I really do love the Jewish culture and I used to want to be Jewish. I asked them if they ever read Chaim Potok (I have read all that he has written) and Dan said that he had.

I proceeded to ask them if they were "synagogue Jews" and they laughed. I guess that is something that one Jewish person asks of another Jewish person. I got the impression it is an "in" phrase.
Dan said that he goes only on holidays.
Then he asked me What is your faith like?
"My faith is everything to me."
"What does that mean?"
and I replied cautiously, "if i were a Jew...I would be a Jew for Jesus."
The light dawned on his face, "Oh so you are a Christian?" "Yes I am" He says, "I just talked to Jesus for the first time last week at a Catholic wedding, He was everywhere."

Moral of the Story: Talking about faith can be a scary thing. Use the language (jargon, slang) of the person you are talking to build a relationship and the subject of faith becomes a norm. Thank you Jesus.