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    Estate Sale Religion

    Published by Pam Kessler | 297 words. · About 2 minutes to read this article. - 23 Comments

    I found Jesus.

    At an estate sale.

    When I was coming out of the basement at the sale, with the print in hand, a little old lady asked me if I had found anything good in the basement. I jokingly replied "I found Jesus" and then turned the print around to show her.

    Christ At Heart's Door

    Crickets.

    I don't think she even knew what to say.

    Except she was probably thinking "that girl is going to H-e-double-toothpicks".

    It's a lithograph of Jesus called Christ At Heart's Door by Warner Sallman.

    Christ At Heart's Door Lithograph Print

    When I first saw it stuffed high on a dusty shelf in the basement (did I mention that digging for overlooked things at estate sales is half the fun) I grabbed it for the frame.

    Vintage frame

    I never pass up a good vintage frame with nooks and crannies in it.

    It wasn't until I came home and started Googling the print, that I sort of fell in love with the whole shebang.

    Can you see the outline of a heart made from the arches at the top down and around through Jesus's cloak?

    Christ At Heart's Door Lithograph Print

    Google tells me the print is based on Revelation 3:20 - "Behold, I stand at the door and knock . . .

    You often see Mr. Sallman's prints used on those little cards they hand out at funerals that give details about the deceased's life. Whenever I went to a funeral as a kid I always made sure I collected one of those cards.

    How's that for bringing the story down a notch. Mention funerals and everyone starts thinking about Great-Aunt Gertrude's send off.

    Last year I found an old Infant Jesus Of Prague statue.

    Infant Jesus Of Prague statue

    And now this.

    Might be the start of a collection. Or God trying to tell me something.

    "Lay off the finding Jesus jokes".

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    1. rush

      April 27, 2014 at 2:35 am

      I'm glad you found Jesus and brought him home with you. It's funny how blond baby Jesus is, considering he was apparently from the Middle East! And, his blue eyes turned brown later in life. Sing with me...donuts make my brown eyes bluuuuueeee... except in reverse! I just found your blog, and I am having fun! (When I find a new blog I like, I go waaaaayyyy back, usually to their beginning.)

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