Jesus Rides With Lil Mikey

A friend of our's whom we call Lil Mikey, washed windows at a church in our area. After the job was finished, the Pastor complimented him on a job well done. Lil Mikey asked if there was anything else he could do. The Pastor said he would appreciate it if Lil Mikey could take Jesus out of the church. Lil Mikey was speechless for a moment before asking just what the Pastor meant.

The pastor explained to Lil Mike that they wanted Jesus out of the church because they thought it was a little bit too much, too iconic. The Jesus in question, is a five foot tall, 450 pound statue, that has stood sentinal for years outside the church. Lil Mikey, with the help of a few others loaded Jesus in the back of his pickup truck, lying him down next to his extension ladders. The Pastor wanted Jesus to be left standing up in the back of the truck for all to see, but Lil Mikey wisely insisted on the prone position.

After taking Jesus to his house on South Washington Street, Lil Mikey stood him in the middle of three wooden crosses already erected in his yard. After sprucing Jesus's robe up with some leftover blue water-feature paint, and doing an admirable job on repainting the rest of the statue, Jesus now stands proudly.

Lil Mikey has a dog. Her name is Isabella. Isabella is a yellow Retriever of about one year of age. She has grown up at Lil Mikey's house and had never known Jesus until last week. When taken out for a walk, Isabella would stand at Jesus's feet and bark over and over at him. The good news? Isabella has accepted Jesus into her life and knows Jesus. My suggestion to Lil Mikey was to put Jesus into his truck when he goes window washing and rename his company, JESUS rides with me cleaning service.