So two good friends and students both from the nearby
parochial school head for the local Christian bookstore
one good Friday afternoon.
They shop
looking for the latest in catchy gadgets and
accessories that are popular with girls in Catholic high schools.
And there, in isle three, opposite a cardboard cutout of the
Bible study series called "The Commandments and You,"
sit an assortment of brightly colored wristbands with little bells
attached that jingle, "jingle for Jesus," when worn and shaken.
It's a nice thought, supposedly,
a little reminder, if you will, of what it's all about.
They chatter while taking their time, deciding carefully on color and quantity.
In unison they turn towards the register and in one seamless
motion move their hands behind their pleated skirts and slide their Jingles for Jesus into their underwear
and leave without paying.
And one wonders; what would Jesus do?
(Text copyright, Kevin Lee)
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