Jesus Moth Leaves Vital Clue

The Jesus Moth story has all the potential for ridicule: dubbed the Jesus Moth, this winged creature was found - of all places - on an RV trailer. Located in not exactly the hotbed of theological discussion, such as the Vatican, the moth with the alleged image of Jesus on its back was spotted in Pittsburg, Texas. CNN devoted a bit of airtime to the Jesus Moth, and much like the Cheetos Jesus figure and the grilled cheese sandwich Jesus, it will soon be forgotten.

Considering the placement of the Jesus moth story in the Waco Tribune - under the weird and wacky column - it pretty much says it all, or does it? Do you even remember the cat fur Jesus? Not too long ago WNDU reported that an Indiana family saw the image of Jesus Christ in the fur of its tabby cat. The story did not get much play, in part because the image is not readily apparent, and it is now buried in the annals of the Internet.

A decidedly more irreverent look at the appearance of Jesus was taken by the New York Nerd which posted the close up picture of an animal's (a male Chihuahua?) behind where, I am ashamed to say, there could be a case made for the figure of Jesus to be seen a lot more apparently than in the Cheetos Jesus or other such images.

This begs the question if we have gone overboard in a search for signs of the deity or, in the alternative, if the decidedly secular progressive turn American society has taken is now experiencing a backlash. In a nation where God has been eradicated from public school and Silent Night is banned from school songs during the holiday season, a nation that was originally founded on Judeo Christian principles was certain to rebel sooner or later.

As a matter of fact, the Jesus Moth and related sightings may also explain the sudden cult like status that has been ascribed to Barack Obama, the current democratic contender for the Presidency. Not even an armchair cynic can deny that the Obama Salute with its allusion to "the one" or the speeches of Nancy Pelosi depicting him as the "chosen one" have decidedly messianic undertones.

Even as I am not here to argue to the point whether this is conjecture of right wing hacks or clever electioneering by left wing demagogy, it bears a pondering of Americans' collective need for spiritual outlets. Perhaps some have found it in the likeness of Barack Obama whose brilliant ability to rally the masses most certainly has won him many followers. Others may be finding it on the backs of moths that land on Texan RV trailers.

Brother James Jordan from the Pittsburg, Texas, Baptist Church (where the discoverer of the Jesus moth worships) said it best when he asserted that God finds many ways to connect with us, some of which are totally unexpected. He warned, however, not to worship the manifestation of the connection, but to instead return thoughts, hope and prayers to the instigator of the interaction, the Creator Himself. Sage words.

Sources:
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2008/08/28/lane.jesus.moth.kltv
http://www.abc2news.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=2ccb3aef-1561-43eb-9dbc-afb4268409f8
http://nynerd.com/can-you-see-jesus/
http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/breakingnews/entries/2008/08/28/people_see_jesus_image_in_moth.html