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As a young woman in the 80's I was confirmed into the Anglican church. At that time the world was just recovering from a decade of Vietnam, discos, love beads and be-ins. Oh, and the not-to-be forgotten bell-bottom pants and leisure suits. For anyone under 50 who has never heard of a leisure suit, consider yourselves blessed that you missed that particular fashion faux-pas.
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The pastor I studied with had a class of young, idealistic Christians who seemed to see Jesus as a love-infused hippie with whom you could sit down, hang out and “just rap, man.” He was quick to point out that upon meeting our Lord and Saviour we would be more likely to prostrate ourselves at his feet. Such would be our awe.
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Yet when we are afforded that audience with Jesus, how will we react and what would we ask him?
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I have heard many hypotheses over the years:
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The humble questioner: Why did you love such a person as me?
The doubtful questioner: How could you love mankind?
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The “are you crazy? questioner: Why would you die for sinners like us?
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The “Why didn’t You destroy Lucifer before he messed up Adam and Eve?” questioner: You must admit, that’s a pretty good question!
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The thoughtful questioner: “What’s the real story on predestination?” 
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The multi questioner: “How did You part the Red Sea, get water from a rock, form a baby in the womb, and raise the dead?” Hey this person isn’t wasting his 5 minutes with the Lord.
My favourite comes from the wonderful Joni Eareckson Tata, who was injured in a diving accident at the age of 17 and has been a quadriplegic ever since. She said, “The first thing I’m going to do in Heaven is ask Jesus to dance.” Who can argue with that?
Personally, I really haven’t a clue. I think Reverend Barnes was probably right that the awesomeness of just standing before the Lord would keep me tongue tied and speechless. And for those of you who know me - you know that’s a very, very, VERY rare thing.
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Then again, don’t we talk to Jesus every day through our prayers? That is, after all, what prayer is; a conversation with God. We thank Him, we petition Him, we praise Him as we try to still our hearts so that we can listen to Him. And by this very process, we become close to him. But I suspect this daily exchange with our Lord will be very, very different from the moment we are standing before him.
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It’s interesting to think about, isn’t it? Scary, perhaps. Awe-inspiring? Definitely. However it turns out to be, for this former flower child, it’s gonna be groovy, man.