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2002-02-28 - 2:42 p.m.
The
other day,
Jesus' arm
fell off and
fell into
the sink and
down the
drain. As
you can
imagine, I
was quite
distraught
over the
matter. I had bought this small icon of Jesus at a yard sale. I thought he would look fantastic next to my Marys. This Jesus particularly stood out because he was holding a goblet of wine in one hand and the Host in the other. It looked as though Jesus was about to eat the wafer. If Jesus at the Host, he would indeed eat him self. How would one term that?
Auto-cannibalism? If one were an
auto-cannibalist, would you proceed because you loved your self or hated yourself? I believe love. You choose to eat what you like. Jeffrey Daumer, for example, at the objects of his desire. This then raises the spiritual and physical questions. If the son of God were to eat himself, does he become more of himself or less? If he becomes less - or even nothing - what happens to the Holy Trinity? If he becomes more, he could upset that balance. And how does this reflect on God? Does he care if his errant son exhibits peculiar behavior? How does this reflect on his role as Creator and
Commander of the Universe. "Look," They might say, "God can't even get his son to stop eating himself, for God's sake." Unfortunately,
the arm
Jesus that
was holding
the Host in
now lost in
the sewers
of New
Orleans.
Now, there
can be no
more
philosophical
examinations
of this
enigmatic
icon. - Or
can there?
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