Cheesus Freak

Whilst perusing the Internet for news I’ve missed in recent weeks, having been busy with work and work-related things, I found this very interesting and profoundly spiritual nugget of news that I've deemed worth sharing.  Apparently  last week, a couple in Dallas discovered a Jesus-shaped Cheeto in their bag of Cheetos. They promptly named it Cheesus, which is a masterstroke of marketing (although not that original, it turns out), and are considering auctioning it off on eBay—with the implied threat that if it doesn't sell, they may just eat it.  In my church, eating God is called communion but I’m not sure if the “bread” –being  a sculpted icon of Jesus in chedar cheesy goodness, laden with calories and fat —turns into sin (gluttony)when you want to consume a handful of god(s) in one full sweep. Nevertheless, when you come by it honestly, as in just eating your chips and, coincidentally, you happen to be mired in a worldview that God is in all things, I would imagine that it dials in as a miracle, answered prayer or some version of Heaven on earth. 

It's partly a matter of luck, but it also takes a good eye for spotting the random edible miracle.  Also, one must remember that context is everything: you might find a Shiva or an Apollo, but they're not going to be that newsworthy in the U.S., so stick with tried-and-true icons like Jesus or the Virgin Mary. A Cthulhu-shaped snack might net you some cult fame, but probably not a lot of money.