Jesus and Appliances

10% off if you love Jesus.  A nudge from a brother to get that shiny new fridge, ordained by God in my Craigslist query.  666 results to my search (serious here), washers, dryers, whirlpool and Frigidaire.  Gleaming and glittering idols of domesticity.  Just say the words and reward will come, a small nudge to put the customer base on auto-repeat.  No real knowledge of the condition of the heart, this good intention to bless falling on empty resonance. When there might not be any resemblance of faith in the day to day life, the mundane, the dishes, laundry, the muttered phrases, the bellows of frustration as you reach in the fridge to find an empty milk jug, slamming the door of your glittering idol standing there as your 10% reminder of the words you spoke.