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What If Jesus

By Kristene DiMarco

1,416 views Sep 15, 2026 updated The Field album Verified editorial review

Song Meaning

Kristene DiMarco builds nearly the entire song out of one repeated structure — "what if Jesus..." — turning it toward whatever certainty the listener is holding onto. "What if Jesus is okay with letting parts of Him remain a mystery" pushes back gently against the instinct to think "down here I must know everything," and keeps that same unsettled, questioning posture through every verse rather than resolving into a tidy answer.

The sharpest turn comes in "what if His body bridges these chasms that I have dug out in my own self-righteousness" — DiMarco isn't asking the listener to judge someone else's blind spots, she's naming her own, which is closer to Matthew 7:1-2's warning about the standard people use on others coming back around.

The verse about "people I don't agree with... pouring their perfume on His feet" pulls directly from Luke 7:37-38's story of the woman whose devotion embarrassed the room she was in. By the closing lines — "Jesus alone is the reward... good enough for me" — the song lands somewhere close to 1 Corinthians 13:4-7's patient, non-keeping-score description of love.

Lyrics Verified by Editorial Team

What if Jesus is okay with

Letting parts of Him remain a mystery

What if Jesus is just smiling

When I think down here I must know everything


What if my views don’t reflect His fullness

And there’s still so much more of heaven yet to see

What if trusting Him is what He’s looking for

Would that be good enough, good enough for me


What if Jesus sees what I miss

And He does not share all my thoughts on politics

What if His body bridges these chasms

That I have dug out in my own self-righteousness


And what if people I don’t agree with

Are the same ones pouring their perfume on His feet

What if Jesus gets the whole of His reward

Would that be beautiful, beautiful to me


What if Jesus desires mercy

While I’m busy judging others for their deeds

‘Cause if I have His heart and friendship

Then I must know He loves the liars and the thieves


What if I spend life in His vineyard

And at midnight He redeems my enemies

What if trusting Him is what He’s looking for

Would that be good enough, good enough for me


What if Jesus’ wedding table

Holds the people that have hurt and wounded me

What if I’m seated in the middle

While at the head are some who’ve only just believed


Oh what if after all I’ve been through

Everyone gets the same He promised me

What if Jesus alone is the reward

He would be good enough, good enough for me

He’d be more than good enough, good enough for me



Written by Kristene DiMarco and Michael Farren.

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