Searching for Jesus' fingerWednesday, 2:10 p.m.
In the garden behind St. Louis Cathedral on Royal Street lies an
incredible tangle of zig-zagging broken tree trunks and branches, mixed with
smashed wrought iron fences.
But right in the middle, a statue of Jesus is still standing, unscathed by the storm, save for the left thumb and index finger, which are missing.
The missing digits immediately set off speculation of divine intervention.
New Orleans has a long history praying to saints for guidance and protection in times of great peril. In fact it was Our Lady of Prompt Succor who was said to be responsible for saving the Ursulines Convent in the French Quarter from a raging fire that consumed the rest of the city centuries ago.
Since then, New Orlenians have prayed to the saint for protection from natural disasters. On Saturday, Archbishop Alfred Hughes read a prayer over the radio asking for Our Lady's intervention to spare the city a direct hit by Hurricane Katrina.
Many in the Quarter are now saying it was the hand of Jesus, the missing digits to be precise, that flicked the hurricane east just a little to keep the city from suffering a direct blow.
And the search is one for those missing fingers.
Shortly after Katrina passed, several men went to Robert Buras, who owns the Royal Street Grocery and told him they know who has the finger. Buras said he'd give them all the water and beer they need if they bring him the finger.
They told him they'd find it and asked to be paid upfront. But Buras told them he wouldn't take it on credit
"I'm going to find Jesus' finger,'' Buras said. ''I've got a lead on it.''
Blame It On Jesus
by Valis 7 Replies latest jw friends
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Valis
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mrsjones5
I found the finger!! -
candidlynuts
his finger is knuckle deep up the poor mans butt.
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sir82
it was the hand of Jesus, the missing digits to be precise, that flicked the hurricane east just a little to keep the city from suffering a direct blow.
So why didn't he flick a little harder, and push the whole thing back to sea?
Or use both hands?
And we wonder why the US is a laughingstock to the rest off the world...
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BrendaCloutier
So why didn't he flick a little harder, and push the whole thing back to sea?
Or back over Florida where it belonged. (Sorry Floridians...nothing personal)
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Elsewhere
I have to agree with this article 100%... Jebus most certainly gave them the finger.
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Blueblades
So, all the suffering and dying of real people is ok, as long as that piece of statue is still standing.
Blueblades
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funkyderek
The statue was damaged by the hurricane and people manage to see it as a miracle. The city was nearly destroyed and thousands of people killed, and this is seen as divine intervention. Blind faith knows no limits.
