Someone stole Jesus Christ. From the cross.
The 8-foot-statue of Jesus had been on the cross on the side the Church of the Messiah on Detroit’s east side “for as long as anyone can remember,” said the Rev. Barry Randolph.
The weather-beaten statue was made of plaster, and has a green patina the thief or thieves may have mistaken for copper.
A parishioner called church staff Tuesday morning and told them Jesus Christ was gone. It may have been taken late Monday or early Tuesday from the 107-year-old Episcopal church at 231 E. Grand Blvd.
John 20:13 comes to mind.
The stolen statue has been recovered.
Sorry, gang, can’t resist any longer:
Plaster Jesus
Plaster Jesus
sittin’ on the front porch
of my house
I don’t care if things get hairy,
‘long as I got a plaster Mary
sittin’ on the front porch of my house!
By the way, I did hold out on posting that until news came in that the statue was recovered. 🙂
Okay, Jim, you started it…
I don’t care it it rains or freezes,
Long as I got my plastic Jesus
Right here on the dashboard of my truck.
I can go ninety miles an hour,
Long as I got my plastic power;
Plastic Jesus is bound to bring me luck.
(with apologies to all the over-the-road truckers)
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