Excuse Me, There's a Jesus in Your Drywall

Just to show the Catholics that they don't have anything on the Protestants when it comes to holy apparitions, Jesus has taken up residence in the drywall of a Saraland, AL church:

Members of a Saraland church say a buckling of drywall in the sanctuary resembles a crucifixion and works miracles.

"You never know how he is going to come," said Ella Roberts, pastor of the Triumph Learning and Worship Center for Life. "You can't explain it. It just is what it is."

The image appeared after flooding from Hurricane Katrina left the church damaged, Roberts said. Though the image is some 4 feet above the waterline, the spot looks similar to spots along the floor.

Church members have been using the image that they say resembles Jesus hanging on a cross as a prayer tool, placing their hands on it as they talk to God. Roberts said she experienced a miracle last week.

I wouldn't begin to disparage any miracles which may have occurred, but I can't help but doubt that the waterstained wall had anything to do with it. Prayer doesn't need props to succeed.

An empty picture frame hangs on the wall around the image. The church now opens six days a week from noon to 2 p.m., allowing people to pray with the image. It stays closed on Saturday.

Another of the church's ministers, Marlette Holt, said she believes this wall will change minds about spirituality. "It's like God is trying to show people he's real," she said. "I feel he's trying to open even the simplest minds."

Ain't that the truth.