A utility pole about a mile south of Kinston has attracted attention in the past week from people who say a vine clinging to it closely resembles the image of Jesus on the cross.
No, Kent, you can't, no unless you wish to bring down the WRATH of the ALMIGHTY LORD upon THINE HOUSE . . .Kent Hardison goes by the pole every day on his way to work at Ma's Hotdog House, about a 90-minute drive east of Raleigh. His first reaction was to blast it with Roundup herbicide. But then he had second thoughts, according to The Free Press of Kinston.
"I glanced at it, and it looks like Jesus," Hardison said. "I thought, 'You can't spray Jesus with Roundup.' "
Alright, perhaps God will not be that vengeful. Since I announced my plans to move to the South, people have teased me about running into holy-rollin', fire and brimstone preaching, snake-handlin' back country Christians. I haven't yet, but it is comforting to see that they are just like us Roman Catholics, finding Jesus - or, in our case, the Blessed Virgin Mary also - in the most unlikely of places, such as cinnamon buns, grilled cheese, window streaks, or even on a vine-covered utility pole.
I guess we have more in common with our fellow Christians than our Baptism through the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit - we share over-active imaginations.
And hopefully, a sense of humor.
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