The priest blessed the soldiers of the conquistadors and said “Go forth and #promulgate the faith and save the souls of the savages.” And so inspired with love of God, they went forth with cross and sword and sent countless natives to heaven, albeit without their heads. #vss365

All the snakes feared Eli, a snake-handling preacher, who went from town to town, scaring and saving souls. The new snake, a #taipan, bragged of his venom. The snakes warned him. At the service, the taipan lunged and Eli bit him. The snake wept and died in seconds. #vss365

Love lies #latent in Ray, buried deep by a childhood of hurt and abuse, encased in a shell of fear. He goes through life indifferent, an observer, not a participant, ever wary of threat, with the wound that never really heals, and a heart that never truly beats. #vss365

Old Luke stood at the top of the long stairs and addressed the crowd below: “Friends, the harder the climb, the easier the #descent. Behold!” And with that he tumbled down, bounce bounce bouncing, and ended in a broken heap of crazy old man. The phantom crowd cheered. #vss365

God groused to St. Peter. “These people are out of control. They make more faster than I can kill them. I should’ve stuck with #planaria. Cut one in half they made another. They were fun and harmless.” “Why didn’t you stick with them?” “They were worms. They got boring.” #vss365