Welcome, everyone, to the stretch run for the Chase! Your host for the next couple weeks is NASCAR Jesus. Guess this answers once and for all the Talladega Nights question of whether Jesus is a baby or a man, huh? And Jesus is a Budweiser fan, too! Who knew?
This particular piece of artwork, found by reader Nixiechick, is a work of artist Katie Moore, and is available here on a variety of media, from t-shirts to mousepads to coffee mugs. Here's the artist's take on the motive behind this creation: "I picture him coming back today, to save those who have claimed him as their savior. What would that Jesus have to be like, to want to save people like us? He would have to be a fan of consumption. He would constantly have jingles and advertisements running through his mind, and would be moving too busily and too quickly to stop and take a breath. When thirsty, this Jesus would want to grab a cold one. The King of Kings and the King of Beers are together at last." I can't tell if that's supposed to be snarky or not, so I'll let you make your own judgments on NASCAR Jesus.
Here's what I take, though: He's looking serenely at us, perhaps sick of hearing all our complaining about rain and points and rules and Junior and whatnot. And if Jesus can show patience even with ever-griping NASCAR fans, He's got serenity beyond what the rest of us can muster, that's for sure.
And now we're rollin' on the week and the stretch run to the Chase. Have fun, all!
NASCAR Jesus [Artwanted.com]
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