Jesus Night Lamp

"How would you like this night light in your bedroom?" I asked my seven-year-old daughter.

"Not much," she said, screwing up her nose.

"But it's Jesus, the Light of the World."

"Ummm... it's his arm I don't like. It's weird."

"That could be for the children. He could be asking them: 'How many fingers have I got on this hand?'"

Unimpressed silence.

"Or he could be showing them how to operate an evangelistic glove puppet..."

Deep frown, then: "Nah, not that arm, silly, the other one. It looks like he's broken it, put it in a sling and hidden it under his shirt. Why would Jesus want to hide a broken arm? Can't he heal it, or something?"

The 5.25" high Jesus night lamp in white bisque ceramic, selling at $12.95, will, I fear, have to wait patiently for another owner.