Jesus Got Struck by Lightning!

Harris III — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 23:48:30 +0000

What do you make of a huge statue of Jesus getting struck by lightening? I mean, if God is in control of that flashing light from the sky, why would he allow it to happen to a statue of his only son? Definitely stirs up conversation, huh?

That’s what happened recently in Ohio. I’ve driven by this statue what seems like hundreds of times while traveling that stretch of interstate on tour. Here’s what the news article had to say:

MONROE, Ohio – A six-story statue of Jesus Christ was struck by lightning and burned to the ground, leaving only a blackened steel skeleton and pieces of foam that were scooped up by curious onlookers Tuesday.

The “King of Kings” statue, one of southwest Ohio’s most familiar landmarks, had stood since 2004 at the evangelical Solid Rock Church along Interstate 75 in Monroe, just north of Cincinnati.

The lightning strike set the statue ablaze around 11:15 p.m. Monday, Monroe police dispatchers said.

The sculpture, about 62 feet tall and 40 feet wide at the base, showed Jesus from the torso up and was nicknamed Touchdown Jesus because of the way the arms were raised, similar to a referee signaling a touchdown. It was made of plastic foam and fiberglass over a steel frame, which is all that remained Tuesday.

You can read the whole article here, on Yahoo! News.

Apparently, the statue cost about $400,000 to construct. Maybe it was allowed to be struck by lightening because God might not be cool with wasting a whopping $400k on concrete? For the record, I have no idea. Just wondering. I’m also not saying that God always causes natural disasters. But I’m not sure how you could deny that certainly “allows” them. Again, I’m just wondering…

They’re also already making plans to rebuild it, wasting that kind of money, plus more, all over again. I mean, I’m not God, so I won’t pretend to know or always understand what he does, or why he allows certain things to happen, but I do know of a whole list of better uses for a few hundred thousand dollars.

And, I’m not the only one. A lot of them are a book called the Bible….maybe this church should read it. If they do, they might learn a lot about Jesus, the guy they’re making statues of, and in the process, how he encouraged us to live.

What do you think?

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Jesus Got Struck by Lightning!