Who is Jesus to you?

I received this question from an old friend which I am now passing on to you. My answer comes after his note. I invite you to post your answers on my blog. Many thanks!

THIS idea came to me--which I hope, pray, trust, you will join in. Namely, to ask of you, my friends, who I think bear in your hearts a personal love and experience of Jesus, your own sharing, expression, essay on WHAT JESUS MEANS TO YOU YOURSELF.


"Many years ago, someone accused me of using Jesus as a crutch.
And I said, "Oh, no! He is not my crutch. He is my bone, my muscle,
my every nerve and every sinew, every vein and artery.
He is my very leg itself and every inch of me as well!"
He is the air I breathe, every drop of water I drink, the food that I eat - He is my Life!
My first prayer every morning is, "Let there be nothing about me that You are not Lord of.
Grant only that everything that has to do with me will ever redound to Your glory."
I often imagine us standing with a table between us and He says to me, smiling,
as He slams His fist on the table, "My all for your all!
I follow suit doing the same and say, "My all for Your All!
He is the depth of my peace, the wideness of my love and the height of my joy!
He is the Song my heart sings at every moment.
He knows my every thought and desire, all that is good in me and every sin I have committed.
He cherishes me infinitely, nonetheless, and I want to get even with Him.
I want to love Him with a burning so white-heat
that whoever comes near me will be ignited with Love's own fire.
He is my Passion and the very Essence of my being.
He is my God and my All!"