Jesus Saves Quotes

“Save me Jesus. Save me Lord. She smiled at the spiders dangling like acrobats above her head, listened to the mouse's minuscule feet gallop against the far wall. The bear wore a velvet top hat and his emerald ring. He said reading the letter put him in the mood to recite a little poem he'd composed all by himself. Never eat porridge from an ivory spoon. Don't drink all the sumac wine or you'll die too soon. Kneel down by the tiger lilies on hot summer days. Don't ever bother reading those boring Shakespeare plays. Sandy heard the troll lock the basement door. She blew her own warm breath down between her breasts in an effort to heat up her heart. A teaspoon of light glinted on the shovel lying against the far wall. She was a little monkey. She was a little bird.”
― Darcey Steinke, Jesus Saves

“So Mulhoffer was mad?” Ginger asked, as she stood in her father's office in front of his huge mahogany desk. “Yes,” he said, leaning back in his chair. “He believes if you dress like a moral man, then you'll act like one.” “Who died and made him God?” Ginger threw herself into one of the leather wingbacks, draped her legs over the arm. Her father leaned back in his chair. “Mulhoffer went to the Wednesday night Deerpath Creek service and came back with raves. He says they make Christianity fun, like going to a Broadway show or a sporting event.” “What do you think?” Ginger asked. “I've been out there. The head minister wore red suspenders and a blue striped shirt, like a Wall Street banker. They're using corporate philosophies to make everybody feel like they're moving up the church ladder, getting a raise or a promotion. But spiritual change is more subtle than that; you can't just check items off a list.” “Why'd you become a minister anyway?” “For the free wine,” her father smiled wearily, “and all those delicious tuna casseroles and Jell-O salads.” She laughed, but no matter how cavalier he acted, she knew he was worried, because the crease marks in his brow had grown deeper and that shell-shocked look never left his face. “The problem is,” he said, “is that Grace is impossible to explain.”
― Darcey Steinke, Jesus Saves