Jesus always wears white....?

Allow me to veer off the "heart talk" for a minute or two as something hit me today......

So I was braiding one of our girls' hair today before school and she says, "Have you seen the Da Vinci Code?" Surprised that this would be an interest of our eleven year-old, I said, "Uhm, no, we're waiting for the DVD to come out, why?" She said that she wanted to see it and that she heard that it was made for the Catholic Church. I kinda laughed....Mmmm.

I told her that the movie was not necessarily a film supporting the church and was a poor representation of the Catholic and Christian faiths. She asked, "Why do they talk about Jesus, then?" I said that there are many religions and entertainment writers that talk about Jesus, but that doesn't mean they KNOW Jesus or are even referring to the RIGHT Jesus. She looked a little satisfied and asked, "Is Jesus in the movie?" I thought..."Interesting.....I wonder what she's heard?!" So I asked her..."What do you think?" She said that He probably wasn't in it, but He would have to be wearing white! I chuckled. "If there is a Jesus in the film, it would have to be played by an actor....why white?" I asked. She said, "Because Jesus is ALWAYS in white...that's how we know it's Him!...DUH!" I had to laugh at the "DUH" part. I then told her that Jesus was a carpenter and asked if she knew any construction workers.....did they always wear white while they were working? She shook her head. I asked her what she thought they wear....she said, "dirty clothes?" I smiled.
Yeah, carpenters wear clothes they can get dirty.....Jesus was probably dirty often....smelly, sweaty and Isaiah 53 :2 says that there was nothing desirable about His looks, either. She was shocked! So did Jesus always wear white? Our girl was convinced that He could wear whatever He wanted.
Striking that a child could recognize the sanctity of Jesus...the fact that He is set apart from all others and yet have very little concept of the fact that He came to earth fully human. I struggle with that, too. Yeah, His heart was pure like a white garment, but His appearance had to have been rough. The Bible tells us so.

I don't know about you, but I CANNOT STAND B.O. It's AWFUL! BUT.....Jesus may have had intense B.O.....He may have been sweaty most of the time...what about bad teeth, bad breath, dirty clothing most of the time.....HE COULD HAVE!! If I had a chance to visit Jesus' era when He was on earth and He wasn't wearing white and smelling of the flowers He created, would I recognize Him? Would I want to be around Him if He was 3 feet away from me strutting the stench of B.O. so bad my nosehairs fell out? Mmmm. Humbling thought. Would I still desire Him? Kids have a funny way of bringing me to my knees. I think I need to evaluate the assumptions I have about my Jesus and remember that God sent His only Son, Jesus, to MY level when He came to earth because He wanted to spend time with me and my rancid stench. Wow. I feel a bit of grace coming for B.O.!! Mmmm.