An open letter to the woman in front of me in the ferry line with the brightly coloured, plastic Jesus bag

Dear Jesus Lady,
I couldn’t help but notice you in line in front of me as we walked onto the ferry to Vancouver Island. It wasn’t your blonde hair pulled back into a little ponytail that caught my attention, or that you looked too young to have a 10 year old daughter (your travelling companion), or even your footwear - Merrill's, I think?. No, it was your Jesus bag. It appeared to have been made of plastic recycled materials and illustrated many faces of Jesus – a checkerboard of colourful Jesus faces, if you will. Some of the images were Andy Warhol-like. Some, more serious and full of compassion or gesturing outward in some solemn statement to the tragedy of having to be a walk-on passenger in a car-cultured world.

It made me wonder about you. Not so much about your fashion sense (this was clear), but whether you were making a statement about your acceptance and love of Him or just poking fun.

Sincerely,
Your Erstwhile Fellow BC Ferries Walk-on Passenger