John Mccutcheon - Picture of Jesus lyrics

In the National Catholic Reporter A paper I have actually read They're havin' 'em a great big contest This is what the article said "Take out your paper and your pencils "Take out your crayons and your paint "One of you is gonna be a winner "One of you is gonna be a saint!" We need a whole new picture of Jesus For the new millennium Something that'll speak to the ages Yet something that'll work for years to come Something that'll give our lives new meaning For bumper stickers, T-shirts, MTV We need a whole new picture of Jesus For the 21st Century I guess we all could use a better picture I suppose we all need a change of face You know, they did it to Betty Crocker And now she's all over the place They'll gonna take all of the entries And give it to that TV nun And when she hollers "Jesus Christ" I reckon that'll be the one We need a whole new picture of Jesus Something that'll boost his market share Something that'll say, "Jesus is today" Something that'll make the people care We need a new corporate logo Something for our focus groups can see We need a whole new picture of Jesus For the 21st Century So I took a little bit of Elvis And a little dab of Mt. T And I threw in some Jerry Seinfeld 'Cause I sure liked him on TV And, of course, I used some Kristi Yamagoochi Some Michael Jordan I had sittin' on the shelf And great big bunch of Aretha 'Cause I just couldn't help myself We need a whole new picture of Jesus Something that'll grab a whole new crew Maybe what he needs is a new haircut Maybe an earring or tattoo It's a natural evolution I'm sure it's where our savior wants to be We need a whole new picture of Jesus For the 21st Century But I finally took out my camera And I went out onto the street And I started taking pictures Of everyone I'd meet And I'm sending 'em in as my entry Two hundred photos or more The guy in the Beemer, the bum on the corner The kid in the grocery store I figure if you're never sure who's Jesus And if you're never sure who ain't You're never sure who's the sinner You're never sure who's the saint We need a whole new picture of Jesus One that looks a lot like you and me We need a whole new picture of Jesus For the 21st Century