Week 5-Cobb, Chapter 5 (Images of God)

When we think about God, what is the first thing that comes to mind? Is it an experience, a feeling, maybe butterflies, or could it be a song? Even when we think beyond our signs and symbols, who is God to us? We see God portrayed in films, art, and also many artists sing about God in their songs. Cobb references to a Joan Osborne song, "One of Us," as the song depicts God as a person in human form who is living and breathing just as we are here on earth. Do we picture a God who is just like us? Do we see that? Further, we move into what Marx calls, "commodity fetishism," as this approach to viewing God elicits respect, devotion, and trepidation. Some of the more common fetishes for Christians include: crosses, bibles, Christian books, etc. Are we so entranced in our "things" that we miss who God is? Just recently a friend of mine asked me to draw a picture of God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit, and it was difficult, however it became clear how I picture God. I picture God as lighting, light that shines so bright that I can't look up or even open my eyes. So in the stories we read, the movies we watch, the theories that are presented, and songs we listen to, how do you picture God?