| 单词 | Jesus |
| 例句 | What about dedicating my life to Jesus and all that? The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “Jesus Christ,” the angel whimpered, staring forlornly at the healthy bean plants. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z If you want to know the truth, the guy I like best in the Bible, next to Jesus, was that lunatic and all, that lived in the tombs and kept cutting himself with stones. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z After they talked awhile, they “broke bread”—that was what they called eating—and somehow, just by eating with him, they recognized who Jesus was. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z “Jesus tits,” Alex continues as he fumbles to pull his pants up. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “Look,” said Shadow, “I don’t want to seem like I’m...Jesus, look...” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Jesus was smiling and the kids were smiling and everything seemed peaceful and right. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z So Jesus isn’t the only one after all. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z “Jesus. Look at these bleachers. How many colored people—” My brother cut him off. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z “You know, Wolachu,” he said to me, tapping his lip with his long forefinger, “that Golden Rule and those other things that Jesus Christ said people needed to live by?” Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “Thank you, Lord Jesus, for this food. Bless it to our bodies. Amen.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “You mean you’d let me have one? Oh! Jesus Christ yes.” Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He had seen physical manifestations of evil, and had been visited by the Lord Jesus Christ, like the prophets of old, like Joseph Smith had been in this very grove. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Was it he, the traveler? or herself? or was she thinking of the cross of Jesus? Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z She had no idea, for instance, that the Qur’an was filled with the same people as the Bible—Moses, Mary, Abraham, Pharaoh, even Jesus. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Jesse was still talking about the man he’d seen a few weeks back, dressed as Jesus—robe, wooden cross and all. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z No Katz would come along after a minute to smack it on the snout for me and say, “Jesus, Bryson, you cause me a lot of trouble.” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z His Son Jesus came down t’ earth ’n’ put on human flesh ’n’ lived ’n’ died t’ show us the way. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Arianism held that God is a unique being and that therefore Jesus was not truly divine. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Now, thanks to careful restoration, Jesus again looks down upon his congregation with kind, loving eyes. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z For more than half a century, the kind face of Jesus had looked down on its worshipers at Sixteenth Street Baptist Church and had offered them that same security. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z And they read, each in turn, of the birth of Jesus, and reading, they thought of Johnny dying. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Maybe if we did, then Jesus would save Sir Fig Newton, right?” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z “Two demerits here. Jesus has got toe cheese.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I dragged my eyes inside the car, found the glow-in-the-dark Jesus dangling from the rearview, but he was bobbing and weaving on me, bobbing and weaving. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “Someone better come up with a plan soon, by the Jesus. Or I’ll make one.” The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z “What if there really is a God and because I don't believe, he’s punishing me, and now Jesus will let Sir Fig Newton die?” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z “I’m just feeling very moved today, thinking of all Jesus went through—it's so haunting to stand on these same spots.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z She knocked several times before Padre de Jesus finally came to the door. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “We’d like to tell you about Jesus Christ,” they announced, and he thought to himself, “I was born in Jerusalem, right down the road from Bethlehem, and they think they’re just now telling me?” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z I walked into the sanctuary, toward the stained- glass window of Jesus, his kind face and loving eyes focused on me, and that’s when I heard it. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z If there’s a fan club for Jesus, my mom is definitely in the top 100, and this is what she gets? Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “It’s the baby Jesus,” I said, bowing my head piously and lifting one of the bonobo’s arms so he made the sign of the cross. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z I don’t think Jesus Who is Our Lord would have liked the weather in Limerick because it’s always raining and the Shannon keeps the whole city damp. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z His father’s told him that he’s following in the footsteps of Jesus, who was baptized in the River Jordan by John the Baptist. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z When it comes to Jesus, Mommy, who scorns the black bourgeoisie, has friends in high places. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Padre de Jesus did not intone vague pronouncements and send me home with a pat on the head. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad and I sat near the front of the church, beside the Station of the Cross, Jesus meets his mother. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z I feel my face flush—not because of the giant bamboo utensils and huge painting of Jesus’s Last Supper hanging in the dining room, but because Lola’s grinning at him. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z If Cholly had stopped drinking, she would never have forgiven Jesus. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z In the other window, my favorite one, was the kind-faced Jesus, poised with his hand in front of a large wooden door. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Anthony and I got to the Poconos and bunked together, and he accepted Jesus Christ as his savior that weekend. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z “Jesus,” he said, nearly falling out of his chair. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I reason I will get to stand before Jesus with all my childrens and grandchildrens and great-grandchildrens and kinfolks and friends and I say to him, “Jesus Christ, us is all sad colored peoples.” The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I could see everything she was thinking, like Jesus does. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Signal light flashing, they were speeding down the highway at eighty miles an hour when Bruno said, “Wait a minute, you better slow down, look, up ahead—hey! What’s with that guy? Jesus, Granny—STOP!” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well,” Hosteen Mitchell continued, “that Golden Rule and those other things he did makes me think that maybe Jesus was a Navajo.” Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Those people I wrote and read letters for seemed as innocent as Jesus Christ and his mother, Mary. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Every child I knew had learned that song with his ABC’s and along with “Jesus Loves Me This I Know.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z When I get off, she calls out, “Jesus loves you. Jesus loves you.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I keep my eyes on one beautiful couple where the woman’s hair sits high and round on top of her head like Jesus’s halo. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Reverend Mitchell was going to be Jesus, sitting on a throne, and all the kids from Sunday school were going to be the children. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z They were all right after Jesus was dead and all, but while He was alive, they were about as much use to Him as a hole in the head. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Oh, he said, oh Jesus, breath coming out in wonder. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z And Jesus is going, 'Well, calm down with the snake business. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Good Jesus, Whose loving heart was ever troubled by the sorrows of others, look with pity on the soul of our dear one in Purgatory. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Convinced that Jesus had spoken to her directly, she devoted her days to battling the evils of drink. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z His left hand came up. “...we might be witnessing a gift from Jesus Himself!” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Jesus above, is it a hole he has in his leg? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “Oh, Jesus, you give me peace / When you keeping away them po-lice.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “So you know from now on, ‘witnessing for Jesus’ is going to be our euphemism for making out, right?” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z The minister ordered the choir to sing, Come to Jesus, come to Jesus right now. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Or Baby Jesus, who was born in a barn and died on a cross, with nobody’s lips to kiss before he went. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Moron's my height and he's okay but Jesus he pongs of gravy. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Oh, Jesus, Mary and Joseph, help me this night. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “We’re not. It doesn’t matter. Jesus. I’m just saying it’s racist.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z “Suffer little children to come unto me,” Jesus said, “for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Seven passes Black Jesus and goes into the parking lot behind the clinic. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z “Jesus, could you get off of me, man.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The cast had rotated a bit down there in the Literal Heart of Jesus. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Among Ann’s few comforts were her visits to a local church, the Jesus House of Prayer. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “What in baby Jesus’s name are you subjecting that girl to?” hollers Mitch’s mom. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z From the first day of ninth grade, he thought to himself, Jesus, this is not going to be a very good four years. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z And that was enough to start the other two praising Jesus for helping us to save and I fell in with them, praising and stomping. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z And I had the stained-glass face of Jesus in the window looking down upon me with his love, approval, and assurance of protection against the hostile world outside. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Jesus, Julia. Why did you call me for advice if you weren’t going to listen?” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “Jesus. They must be packed in so tight they can’t move.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The nuns closed themselves up in their convent for their yearly mortifications in honor of the crucifixion of their bridegroom and Lord, Jesus Christ. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I read his lips: “Sweet Jesus,” he said, as he smiled like a kid. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z I looked up at the stained-glass Jesus window that stood above me and searched for the face that had always brought me such comfort, security, and peace. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I had just placed myself under the protection of Christ, and I could almost hear Jesus saying from that window, “Carolyn, I’m here, watching over you.” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Oh, Jesus, you be my friend Right, oh yeah, right up till the end. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Jesus, she says, there will be gossip up and down the lane and beyond. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Black Jesus hangs from the cross in a painting on the hallway wall, and Malcolm X holds a shotgun in a photograph next to him. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z He was a valet to a preacher, expected no promotions or medals, bore no arms, and had a meek faith in a loving Jesus which most soldiers found putrid. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z No one had ever told her that Jesus was a Jew before. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z “When all this is over, please get some counsel from Padre de Jesus. Faith can strengthen a marriage. And I want you both to be happy together.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The barrel of the pistol pointed at the squinting plastic statue of Jesus that was centered on the dashboard. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Because Jesus made me white, I reckon they wouldn’t. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Then show me. Try and catch me, show me you love Jesus.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z I would write at the top of my arithmetic or history homework the initials Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t believe those men are Christians, Brother Gerald, because they yelled at her to shut up with that blankety-blank Jesus tune. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The Doctorita making jokes and laughing at something and singing along with romantic songs on the radio and knitting her Baby Jesus dresses. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Saying anything is better than Jesus is a bad sin. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “You don’t need options in life. You need Jesus. Options are fine if you’ve got them, but we don’t. We don’t have the money.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z “Jesus, you in clover, sure ’nough,” Jack said, glimpsing the thick roll of bills. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “It was like waking up and your wife is a completely different person. Jesus this. Jesus that. And suddenly she takes my children and goes across the world.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Does that mean the sign is wrong, or does that mean you don't know Jesus quite as well as you think? The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z I want to be good, to follow instructions, to do what Jesus bids. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z They look like a picture Eulalie show me once, where they did put the baby Jesus to sleep. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Mama always prayed to him whenever one of us got sick because she said the Holy Child Jesus took care of poor and sick people, especially children. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z So I started to sing: All along this Christian journey, I want Jesus to walk with me. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Besides the Jesus angle, she was probably happy to believe that Dill was excited about something again. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z She says,Jesus, and runs through the streets with Grandma trying to keep up. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z For some it was the term “Sweet Jesus.” Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I never sinning I always winning Now I got Jesus. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Grandmom’s green rosary beads make a V on Pop’s chest and Jesus hangs on a black cross right around Pop’s outie bellybutton. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Francie believed with all her heart that the altar was Calvary and that again Jesus was offered up as a sacrifice. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The choir sings upbeat songs, and almost everyone claps and praises Jesus. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z But like Emma, Newman believed that you could get to heaven only through accepting Jesus’s teachings, by achieving a full sympathy of spirit with God’s spirit. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He's a Mormon and belongs to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z “A Catholic equivalent, with more Jesus in the diet. Not enough to cause any lasting damage.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z “Jesus Christ! You hear that, Robbie? Did you know all that?” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z For that matter, hadn’t Jesus been born in a manger? The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “The Fair. The World’s Fair. Jesus Christ. If you’re going to live here, you should at least know the names of the Fair.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z But she has helped to feed these migrants for a year and a half, figuring that Jesus would approve. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z “More Jesus,” Toby noticed, pointing to a particularly somber picture of the Lord right above the sink. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Straight up, it would take Jesus himself to make me go back to the same church that let me go. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Also, if compensation hadn’t been paid, Jesus would have turned into an ngozi and made his enemies suffer anyway. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I remember being comforted by the fact that Jesus, whom I didn’t even know, thought so much of me. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z To which the native replied, “Well, we do need to be saved—saved from you, but that’s beside the point. So let’s give this Jesus thing a shot.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Under the Black Jesus mural at the clinic, grass grows up through the cracks in the sidewalk. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Right on cue every time, Momma would answer, “That’s right, Elder Thomas, thank the blessed Jesus, come right in.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, Jesus, I just meant—I’m so mad at you.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The window was intact, its glass unbroken . . . except. . . except for the face of Jesus. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Closer now, on her crucifix I saw a skinny Jesus. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Ma was utterly confused about all but one thing: Jesus. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “What do you think you’re doing with the Jesus Prayer?” he asked. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z “So, Swami Jesus, will you go on the hajj this year?” he said, bringing the palms of his hands together in front of his face in a reverent namaskar. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “They’ll pour out into the streets to wave when they see our planes coming, all the children and dogs and old people. Jesus Christ! Why can’t we leave them alone?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He would not believe that the Jesus Bible, with its absolutely prodigious abundance of words, gave no specific instructions to mothers of newborn twins. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z "Jesus, Park, could you just shut up and listen?" Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z “Daddy, why you put me on the spot like that with Black Jesus?” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z “Holy Jesus,” said the man, going on to explain not only what a dame was, but other basics. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “And make it a good one, by the Jesus,” he growled before taking another swallow. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z People were waiting to see how well Jesus protected Tata Price, now that he had to get by the same as everyone without outside help from the airplane or even women. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Some astronomers now think that a series of similar conjunctions at the time of the birth of Jesus may have been the phenomenon known as the ‘star of Bethlehem’. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z And she knew, without knowing how to explain why, that Jesus was entirely present, Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity in the wine in the golden chalice and in the bread on the golden plate. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Their voices grew louder together, until Gary stopped, tears and sweat pouring from his face onto Deborah as she screamed,“Thank you Jesus!” and let loose with a chorus of hallelujahs and praise Gods. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z That time Leah fed one to the ant lion, Jesus saw that. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘It this way. You recall them parts about Jesus raising the dead and curing the sick?’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I went to Padre de Jesus for advice. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He goes on and on, like a kid, and he’s just turned twenty, for Jesus’ sake. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z “I didn’t come in here to talk about Jesus,” he said, trying to sound stern. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The old woman asked him to swear again while looking at the image of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Come to this corner tonight at seven o’clock. Jesus has a message just for you.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “Jesus Christ, it’s like they can see into your soul. Cornbread knows my sins, Henry. Cornbread knows what I have done, and he is here to make me atone.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Jesus Christ died on the cross because the Pharisees of His day were upholding their law, not the spirit. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z One girl even confirms that Jesus still loves me. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Or else she knew people there who’d cared enough to send her a nice picture of Jesus’ mother. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Jesus was a prophet, but Allah is supreme.” X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “But Jesus, man, if you hadn’t gotten yourself into this mess, neither of us would be here in the first place.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Father tried to interrupt the proceedings by loudly explaining that Jesus is exempt from popular elections. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z That maybe knowing Jesus was like crying and making new friends and being scared and not having parents around, all at once. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Maybe the evil one had become flesh like Jesus! In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We seem to be the Church for the Lost of Cause, which is probably not so far afield from what Jesus himself was operating in his time. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind her she heard Gabriel cry: “Bless your name, Jesus!” and, thinking of him and the high road of holiness he had traveled, her mind swung like a needle, and she thought of Deborah. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z “Being,” said Mama, “that we lost Christmas this year, let’s skip the part we’re supposed to read and go to the birth of the Baby Jesus. We’ll take turns reading. You start, Francie.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He tells of another refugee: the baby Jesus, whose family had to flee the land of Israel and go to Egypt after an angel told Joseph they were in danger. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z And he called again on the name of Jesus; and fell asleep again. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z “Lord Jesus,” he swore; and for a moment there was silence. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Her mom took one look at the price and called on Jesus. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “The gate banged,” Candy said, and he went on, “Jesus Christ, Curley’s wife can move quiet. I guess she had a lot of practice, though.” Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z “In Godspell, Jesus stirs the pot. He’s a rebel, and I was a rebel.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Mary Anne whispered to Ben, “Oh, Jesus. Here we have the Lady of the Fighter Pilot again. Why don’t you tell Mom that it’s a bit much?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z When the altar gate was thrown open, the congregation surged forward to touch the infant Jesus for good luck in the coming year. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z My dad was like: "Um, no. Jesus is not in your bones. Marrow is in your bones, and calcium and collagen." Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Heaven must be like this: Jesus, and his Mother, and the dumb beasts, and angels fluttering ’round like birds. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z Like it or not, we’re crocheted together as tightly as the yam of a Baby Jesus dress. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Gosh, Grandpa. You mean you don’t think Jesus rose from the dead?” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “Well, your brain ain’t got to follow it. You don’t want to give this motherless child the name of the man that killed Jesus, do you?” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z He said he looked forward to the moment football ended and he could spend all his free time “working with Jesus, working with Christ.” Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z All along this Christian journey, I want Jesus to walk with me. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z "Jesus Christ, what happened!" my mother shrieked, jumping to her feet. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z The bed is still made, and she just lies there with her arms out and her feet together, like the Jesus on the cross that hangs over their kitchen doorway. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I would remember him tearing into me, shouting Jesus H. Christ, Jesus H. Christ! The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I’ll be on the trouble list for leaving early, but Jesus Christ, what’s worse, the wrath of Mother or the wrath of Hilly? The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Two years earlier he had baldly compared ‘the superiority of the revelation through Jesus Christ to that through Abraham and Moses’. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “How sad Jesus would be to hear such an un-Christian sentiment.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Sometimes I get to picking my scabs and think about cartoons instead of Jesus, and He sees me doing that. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s not perfect, but it doesn’t look like a slipper. Jesus.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Then, all of a sudden Jesus was walking with them, only they didn’t know it was him. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z We threw ourselves at Jesus with our unsaved bosoms heaving. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Muhammad: “He’s asking you to tell him what the Qur’an says about Jesus.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z She multiplies on the walls like bacteria, standing, sitting, flying, with clothes, without clothes, following me around with her many eyes like those 3-D postcards of Jesus you can get in the cheesier corner stores. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Once she pried loose a crucifix with an ivory Jesus from a Station of the Cross and blessed her baby brother, Javier, with three mild raps to his forehead. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “Jesus, Dad, he's kidding. We know how to hunt,” said TOC. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z “Oh, Jesus, Todd,” she says, holding so tight it kinda hurts. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z “Well, I guess I better get dressed....Jesus! There’s the bell. Take it easy, now!” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z “But where was your Jesus to pay your hospital bill, hmm? I know for a fact that He didn’t pay that.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z A small fountain sent water cascading over statues of Mary, Joseph and Jesus. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z "He call his self Jesus and then he die one day on two...morsels of...lumber." Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Mary Anne scribbled something on the paper and Ben read, “Jesus Christ tastes a lot like bread.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z On the holy card was a picture of the little Jesus of Atocha sitting on a high wooden chair. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z I look over at him and say, “Jesus, mate, I think I liked you better with the mask on.” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Massari had not previously been involved in theater, but was driven to seek a specific role—he wanted to be Jesus. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z “And if Mister Tom wasn’t so stingy, you’d have had a dress a long time ago. Man loves a dollar more than he loves Jesus.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z The person’s probably thinking the exact opposite of what they’re saying but says something nice in case Jesus is listening in. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z This will be the greatest challenge of your ministry, Jesus, to cure Ben Meecham, the boy whose face is one big goob.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The title of my composition is, “Jesus and the Weather.” Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Miss Maggie, the best healer on the Elizabeths, the one who always told me the truth, said, “No, Em afraid not. Though the Bible says Jesus cured lepers.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z “Jesus, this thing is heavy,” Mr. Ray moaned, using his handkerchief to wipe smudges off the pearl box. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He’d tried first with Pastor Tom, who gave him Jesus, and then with the twins, who still admired him at least a little. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z But Jesus makes his appearance here only as a corpse; the living man, the wine-guzzling vagrant and precocious socialist, is never once mentioned, nor anything he ever had to say. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t believe in Jesus. But I believe in God.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z He said you won’t sink if you stretch your arms out on the water like Jesus Christ crucified, or like ten minutes to two on a clock. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Sometimes I prayed for Baby Jesus to make me be good, but Baby Jesus didn’t. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z None of us would have expected it from Padre Gabriel, who was, we thought, a stooge substitute sent in after Padre de Jesus was arrested. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She believed that you pray to Jesus and then Jesus pitches up and does the thing that you need. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Maybe it was a rumor someone made up that was passed down since Jesus’s time. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “What then? Eight’s not enough? Jesus, woman, go clean your husband’s toilet for free.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z And then, sinking deeper into the quilts, “I want... I want to be ... wonderful. Oh, Jesus, make me wonderful.” Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “Lawd have mercy! It was a long time on de way but Ah reckon it had to come. Oh Jesus! Do, Jesus! Ah done de best Ah could.” Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z She could fly through the air or even knock down walls, like the superheroes Matt saw on TV—only She wouldn’t do that, of course, because She was Jesus’ mother. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Jesus Christ,” he screamed, as if he had been saving this oath since his wedding day for just such an occasion. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z But I'd played the xylophone okay and sung White or black or yellow or red, Come see Jesus in his shed okay too. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z The children claw at him up on his bicycle and he kicks at them, Jesus, will ye get away from me. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Magdalena hands Jesus her blue bag of bread. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z “Let us pray and cover the roads with the blood of Jesus,” she had said, and he replied that the roads would be safer, less slippery, if not covered with blood. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z As we made our way to the parking lot, I asked Gran, “Do you really believe Jesus brought that girl back to life?” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Although she did feel somewhat relieved because he had read Jesus’s farewell to his disciples, she was still concerned about the void between them. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The “Jesus” he had in mind tended bar in a cafe across the street from the hotel, and was, Perry thought, muy simpatico, definitely someone he could trust to return the boxes on demand. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z I remember I asked old Childs if he thought Judas, the one that betrayed Jesus and all, went to Hell after he committed suicide. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z But Jesus loves me and this I know: nobody can sit in that green swivel rocker but Father. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Jesus saves for the Jackson Five” was the only praising going on in our room. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Black Jesus greets us from a mural on the side of the clinic. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z He told us we ought to think of Jesus as our buddy and all. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z “Let’s just say I never planned on staying long enough for it to matter. And besides...me and Jesus have been ignoring each other in peace for a long time now.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z And my pop, who ain’t been to church in years, kept saying, ‘Please Jesus,’ and squeezing me so hard, I could barely breathe.” Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z Like the giant, I, too, fall in love with the Jesus boy, there's something so sweet about him, I want to be his friend. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z Praise the Lord, hallelujah, my friends! for Jesus will make you itch like nobody’s business. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z When she heard that, for days she lay in bed crying and knitting dresses for her Baby Jesus doll. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, put your hood back, for the love of Jesus. And who are you supposed to be?” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z “I’m so sorry! Jesus help me, I didn’t know Bakers’ dog could leap that fence.” Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Everything looked the same: the narrow cot, the colorful picture of Jesus’ bleeding head crowned with thorns, a palm frond nailed above it, the simple table and chair. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Padre de Jesus gathered us in the most sheltered comer, where we assessed our damages. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I walked out of court and the light of day hit my face and I said, “Sweet Jesus, I am never going back there again.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “I’m not calling him Jesus. And I’m not calling him Number Eight.” Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z George said reverently, “Jesus Christ! I bet we could swing her.” Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Jesus is showing His heart with the crown of thorns, the fire, the blood. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Mami said no one but she, who knew I wanted a baby doll from the baby Jesus, had caught the slip. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z I don't mean in a mystical or a Jesus way. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z I swear, by Jesus’ name, there was more meat than the whole kingdom could consume. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z “All along this Christian journey,” I had sung so many times, “I want Jesus to walk with me.” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “I have nothing to give. See how I am withered. Oh, Jesus, have mercy on me.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z She was just asking Charles to accept the love of Jesus, whom she saw as the kind, sweet, loving son of God. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z My family had not been personally hurt by Trujillo, just as before losing my baby, Jesus had not taken anything away from me. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I mean, it’s like calling yourself Jesus Christ or Joan of Arc. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “Jesus is God, you filthy heathen,” Sir Fabian mutters, not even bothering to turn around. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The moneylenders have finally gotten Jesus out of the temple. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Through the heavy doors, into the heat of the church, down the aisle, Missus Wilhelmina’s voice echoes off the walls and bounces into Jesus Christ, hanging from the cross like he always does. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Problem is it would’ve taken Black Jesus to convince my parents to let me come. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Jesus, Mary and Joseph, the smell of this place. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z That one word brought down Father’s sermons every time, as he ended them all with the shout “Tata Jesus is bängala!” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Luke hands me a church flyer with a drawing of Jesus giving me a thumbs-up. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z “Holy Mary, Mother of Jesus, you know how it is. You had a child. Holy Mary...” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z One woman was muttering, “Eddy, Eddy, Eddy....Please, sweet Jesus, please.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Jesus, we still have to walk all the way to Classon Avenue and I have four starving children. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Maurice says, Oh,Jesus, look down and have pity on me. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z She limps, and Jesus, dear God, a scorching burn rises up her legs. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z And then we were out of Jesus’s heart and in the parking lot, the spring air just on the cold side of perfect, the late-afternoon light heavenly in its hurtfulness. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z He mussed his hair, muttered, “Jesus Christ,” under his breath, and finally said, “I just think you seem cool, okay?” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “You need to pray to Jesus,” he said. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z He said he talked to Jesus all the time. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z When she described him—kind eyes, brown hair, a glow like a TV in a dark room, white robes—Ellie gasped and said, “Oh my God, you saw Jesus.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “I mean, we don’t have to. Oh Jesus. I’m so sorry. I wasn’t trying to be too fast or...I don’t know.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Preachers would show him how to pray to Jesus Christ. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z I had never seen a house decorated with tree branches to celebrate the birth of the baby Jesus, but it did pretty up the place. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Actually, the whole prayer is ‘Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me, a miserable sinner,’ but none of the adepts in either of the Pilgrim books put any emphasis—thank God—on the miserable-sinner part. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z “Pretty good? Sure, and bufriedos are pretty good. Sex is pretty fun. The sun is pretty hot. Jesus, it says so much about love and brokenness—it’s perfect.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z “Truth and love are Jesus in the midst of the poor.” Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, Jesus, Henry. If you don’t finish yourself off with one you will with the other.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “Four pounds! Jesus, where are you going to lose it? You’re already nothing but muscle!” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Jesus, Mary and holy St. Joseph, if you don’t hurry with this child it won’t be born till the New Year and what good is that to me with me new dress? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z They turn hysterical, laughing and squirting tea out of their mouths, Jesus love him, says Bridey. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z His hopes of succeeding accelerated when one day Perry produced a pastel drawing he had made—a large, in no way technically naive portrait of Jesus. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z He wastes no time, but sits him down to tell him about God the Father, Jesus the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and how he must bring the message of salvation to the other Powhatans. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Some of them are scared of Jesus, and some aren’t, but I don’t think they love Him. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z It was as if I had just heard Jesus had slapped a baby or Our Blessed Mother had not conceived Him the immaculate conception way. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z As lost to me as my sister, oh, sweet Jesus, Ruth May. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z And behind the film of frost etching the glass I saw two brashly painted plaster images of Mary and Jesus surrounded by dream books, love powders, God-Is-Love signs, money-drawing oil and plastic dice. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “In the eyes of our Lord Jesus Christ they do. Even the sparrows that fall out of their little nest and what not.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z At first they’d insulted my father by turning us down, even after our Bethlehem congregation had done special tithes for a whole year to fly us here for the perfusion of Jesus’ name. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Jesus Christ, Charles!” he said, his voice breaking. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He said, “Jesus Christ, where did you find this thing?” and so on, and he had to tell the other clerks about the pervert who wanted to buy the window dressing. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Jesus, Daisy, don’t spend it all at once,” I said quietly, so Mom wouldn’t hear. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z They won’t be able to find Jesus ’cause dead people only walk in straight lines. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Lily opened her eyes and said, “Jesus, settle down. Please.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z It was about us, we realized, since we heard the word nyoka—snake—many times, and also the word Jesus. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Jesus tells his disciples that if they follow his teachings, “Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou shall follow me afterward.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Selling falcons to Arabian sheiks,” the librarian goes on, “has always been a big business, even when Jesus lived.” On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I tell the women,Thank you, and on the way out I hear the thin one, Jesus above, Maureen, who dragged in that specimen? and they laugh along with the telegram boys. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z All the little Gods are mad at Jesus right now, and they’d like to hurt one of us if they could. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z When my brother was five, he returned from a church barbecue he'd attended with a friend and announced "Jesus is in my bones." Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z But when I say ‘Jesus,’ I’m talking about a guy who walked the earth for thirty- three years like any other guy but caught the imagination of some PR cats. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z What I remember is all the people who spoke of Prince’s religious zeal, his abiding belief that Jesus was with him. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z In prison he said he had embraced the teachings of Jesus Christ and was a better man for it. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z No one in Henrietta’s family ever saw a Hopkins doctor without visiting the Jesus statue, laying flowers at his feet, saying a prayer, and rubbing his big toe for good luck. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z “That whole Jesus thing is really interesting, isn’t it?” Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z When the baby Jesus was born, there was a brite bright light in the sky. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The Bible again: the one people whom Jesus could not help were the Pharisees; they didn’t feel they needed any help. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I guess June doesn’t care that we do, though, because after she blinked a few times at our Jesus decorations, she kept walking toward the TV like everything was normal. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “Great flaming blue-headed balls of Jesus,” she says, making an effort with the syllables. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z A chaperone had to keep yelling, “Leave enough room between you for Jesus!” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z And I can understand a tender, unprejudiced Jesus. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The room’s furnishings consisted of a table, an image of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and two chairs. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She dresses her in a pink-and-white outfit and the gold hoop earrings, bracelet, and pendant of Jesus her father sent. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z I told Leah that means the new soul of Africa, and he’s gone to jail and Jesus is real mad about it. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z We begin decorating the house to welcome the baby Jesus. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z “A story about a rabbi named Jairus, who pleaded with Jesus. ‘My daughter is dying. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z The only one of us who’d had the nerve was Ruth May, who marched right up and voted for Jesus so hard her pebble struck the cross and bounced. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Grandma,” he repeated, but she was in the middle of singing to Jesus. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z If it takes as long to know Jesus as it took to know you, I think, I’m in trouble. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z There was also a tile trivet depicting a blond, unbearded Jesus, delivering a sermon on a mountaintop, left in one of the drawers of the built-in china cabinet in the dining room. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z She shows me how I’m supposed to make a little cross at the top of each page, and then print the initials J.M.J., dedicating my work to Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z “I said no! Jesus Christ, leave me alone,” I snap, which surprises both of us. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z He kept telling me if I didn't like the Disciples, then I didn't like Jesus and all. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z “Jesus and his fishermen! What happened?” he shouted. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Church attendance rose and fell; Jesus may have sounded like a helpful sort of God in the beginning, but He was not bearing out. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Maya. Jesus. Are you okay? Half the town is looking for you.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z The other kids could eat Jesus’s body and drink Jesus’s blood, but I couldn’t. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “Jesus, you’re right, I think you might actually have a heart attack!” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Praising Jesus for this occasion to which we were all going to have to rise. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z When he smiled, it made me think about when I used to go to church, how I'd sit there staring at this stained-glass window of Jesus with all the kids around him. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z One morning in Sunday school Richie raised his hand and asked Rev. Owens, “Is Jesus white?” The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z They’re not going to interfere with my little reader, oh, by Jesus, no. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Now Black Jesus will have to save me if they find out I’m here. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Jesus plucks three sweaters from a nylon bag, hand-me- downs from relatives. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z But, when Jesus says in the same breath, ‘Are ye not much better than they?’ Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z But the little Lord Jesus No crying he makes. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z If that made Jesus sad, Ma never said. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “Jesus! This road is a mess,” he fumed, turning the radio off so he could concentrate. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z At the summit stands a statue of Jesus. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z It's not like he could say he didn't need Jesus or that he didn't want to go to heaven. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Billy skipped to the end of the book, where the hero mingled with the people who were taking Jesus down from the cross. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z A lithe shadow darted across the kitchen counter, twisting through the dirty pans and empty milk cartons: Jesus, I thought, is that a rat? The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The white man has perverted the simple message of love that the Prophet Jesus lived and taught when He walked upon this earth.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Pretending that some court or lawyer or, hell, Jesus himself is going to swoop down and save me. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “Jesus in Heaven! This is the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen. You said she was beautiful, Trevor, but this is insane.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “Jesus,” Mrs. Torrance muttered, and she stood up, moving her dreads out of her face. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The minute I walked into that room, I knew something had changed in the way the Lord Jesus would be among us. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And once he woke up shouting, “The bird is Jesus! The bird is Jesus!” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z I want to scream at him, “Jesus, Charlie! Will you just wait until I’m done with what I’m doing?” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z “I sure hope they don't ever decide to hang around here again. I'll really be in trouble. 34 • Jesus.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Jesus, Nattie. I don’t even know what to say to that.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z People seem to think that if Jesus could stop a lion from gobbling up a poor lame girl, he must be staying awake pretty good for the Christians—ha! The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Max thus asked the physicist Denis Wilkinson, then a fellow of Jesus, whether an opening might exist in his college. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Mother Ermentrude, in a gold-edged green cope, sends the three Marys to visit the tomb of Jesus, a large stone that has been hauled into the sanctuary. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Don Joaquín called on sinners to cast off evil and come to Jesus. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The two I could see without turning my head were beautiful, even though Jesus looked like He was in a lot of pain. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Nhamo rolled off the bed and crouched on the floor where Jesus couldn’t watch her. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he cried: “Oh, blessed Jesus! Oh, Lord Jesus! Take me through!” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z “Then I’ll see you when God wills it. Go with Jesus, son.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z I lifted my head to the sky and mouthed, “Thank you, Jesus!” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z When I’d done, she said, “May Jesus protect him,” and made the sign of the cross. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z I pass through a room arranged like a church, rows of seats facing the altar, where a marble Jesus lies on his deathbed above a base of glittering crystals. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z First thing I remember is the picture of Jesus. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z They made the sign of the cross as Catholics do when mentioning Jesus’ name. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Jesus, Park thought, only Mr. Stessman would make a chubby girl read a poem about eating on her first day of class. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z I never want to ride another bus again, or see Anthony, or accept Jesus Christ as my personal anything. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z In all of the years since, I never have met any intelligent white man who would try to insist that Jesus was white. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z According to the Gospels, Jesus lived and died in what is now Israel. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z She wouldn’t have minded it so much if Jasper had a better voice, but Jesus had not blessed him in that department. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Our Father tries to make them understand the batiza is no fetish but a contract with Jesus Christ. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z His mom tried to reach him through scripture, by reminding him of Jesus’s travails. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z What I remember from Sunday school at First Presbyterian was kind Mrs. Ness teaching us to sing “Jesus Loves Me,” her silver hair in a bun, a guitar in her lap. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z “You don’t need medicine if you have Jesus. Jesus will heal you. Pray to Jesus.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I wonder how the whole Jesus thing works if we’re on a different planet on the opposite side of the galaxy in another solar system. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Jesus didn’t become a proper Catholic till he took the bread and wine at the Last Supper and He was thirty- three years of age. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “Jesus, what an idiot you are,” Roy Lee said, shaking his head. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The arrangment of the figures recalls that of classical Graces, or else of the different-colored children wreathed around Jesus on the front of my old Sunday school paper. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I’d be black every day of the year even Christmas when you’re supposed to give yourself a good wash for the coming of the Infant Jesus. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z He isn’t religious, scoffs at Jesus Christ and takes the Lord’s name in vain, and though I’m not Orthodox either, it hurts me every time to see him so lonely, so scornful, so wretched. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The Doctorita wanders to the table in her bathrobe, still clutching her knitting needles, half a yellow Baby Jesus dress draped over her arm. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Statues of Mary, Jesus's mother, are tucked into corners with candles flickering at her feet. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She sprinkled the whole business with holy water that was supposed to have come from a well in Jerusalem from which it was said that Jesus had once quenched His thirst. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Steal away, Steal away, Steal away to Jesus. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “What color was Jesus ... he was Hebrew, too . . . wasn’t he?” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Grandpa said Jesus meant us to ast for hope, forgiveness, and all like that. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z I do realize Jesus lived the life of poverty, but that was another place and time. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Jesus Jesus Jesus,” he prayed, “oh, Jesus Jesus. Help me to stand.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z “Oh, Jesus Christ,” his soul agonized, “why don’t I just give ’em the tree, say Merry Christmas and let ’em go. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “What in Jesus’ name were you thinking, talking like that? Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Here I first sensed the vitality of English intellectual life, so completely absent during my initial days in my Victorian room several hundred yards away on Jesus Green. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z “Thank you, Jesus!” he exclaimed, and then added, “This is awful. This is not fun drunk.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z “Snuff Washington,” Minny say, “Lolly Jackson—heck, Lolly go on your list and two days later she pop up from her wheelchair like she touched Jesus. Everbody in Hinds County know about that one.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z That evening, after supper, we all sat on the side of the mattress and listened to Mama tell us the story about the birth of Jesus and the Three Wise men who brought Him gifts. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z One of the voting bowls was for Jesus, the other was against. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z They were such weird songs it took me a while to realize they followed the tunes of Christian hymns, “Onward Christian Soldiers” and “What a Friend I Have in Jesus,” which made my skin crawl. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Glory to God and Jesus, too, For all these souls got safe. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I explained that I’d be traveling with Padre de Jesus and the Salcedo group, and this retreat was important for renewing my faith. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z All along this Christian journey, I want Jesus to walk with me. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I rushed home from school, to the church, to the altar, to be alone there, to commune with Jesus, my dearest Friend, who would never fail me, who knew all the secrets of my heart. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z Even at that young age, I just couldn’t believe in the Christian concept of Jesus as someone divine. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “I take to heart the blessed words, ‘Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The choir behind him begins to hum “Talking to Jesus” and we all stand up. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Above, in deep shadow, was the carved crucifix—Jesus in His agony. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z “I thought Jesus was too strong for them.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The crucifix she hung from the wall, fascinated, as she always was, by the realism of the tiny nails lodged in the crockery feet of Jesus. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Lord Jesus,” Ms. Felicia says from the doorway. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z I eventually decided black people needed more time with Jesus because we suffered more. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “Not Jesus. He’s always with you. We’re too blessed to be depressed.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Jesus looked down at us from over the fireplace, as bloody and as broken as usual. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z If the Gospels were not true, then where did that leave belief in Jesus as savior? Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The words always gave me strength and courage: All along this Christian journey, I want Jesus to walk with me. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Sin is not an opportunity. Following Jesus isn’t a sacrifice. He did all the sacrificing.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Voices roared through his head; one voice persistently asked him, “Where is Jesus? Where?” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Her face is to the floor but that is her orange T-shirt, and blood is flowing down her back into her jeans, and beside her, lying beside her—Jesus, no, Jesus, God—it’s Will. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Astonished, Bruno added, “Jesus. They did so much shuffling and scuffling we’d never get a decent footprint. Looks to me like somebody ran twenty head of buffalo through here just to destroy the evidence.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z And once when a drunken gesture catapulted Cholly into the red-hot stove, she screamed, “Get him, Jesus! Get him!” The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z “Root canal. And a crown. Now that’s a sign you’re getting old—bad teeth. Jesus. Anyway, the article got me thinking.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z These dirty, devil things that would give the sweet Baby Jesus doll nightmares in his cradle? The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z In the next building, under an elegant domed copper roof, a ten-and-a-half-foot marble statue of Jesus stood, arms spread wide, holding court over what was once the main entrance of Hopkins. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z The ladies had cleaned the house, aired everything out, notified everybody, and stitched together what looked like a white wedding dress for Aunt Jimmy, a maiden lady, to wear when she met Jesus. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z The blond-haired, blue-eyed white man has taught you and me to worship a white Jesus, and to shout and sing and pray to this God that’s his God, the white man’s God. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Like Father said down the long and lonely light-rays you might see Jesus walking, like. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “Jesus, Dad. Why would you want me to be with a kid you know will beat me up one day? What kind of sicko are you?” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z I did try to accept my life, but unlike our perfect Jesus, I was filled with caution and suspicion, always expecting to be set upon or mocked. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z If they do, Master Jesus, grant her a good gun and a chance to shoot ’em. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Jesus has never promised us we would not suffer pain or sorrow but He has always said He would be there to help us bear the sorrow and the pain.’.. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z The eyes and faces about him were not at all the way the black preacher’s had been when he had prayed about Jesus and His love, about His dying upon the cross. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The sermon tonight will be “Searching for Jesus.” The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Volpe arranged to alter the rehearsal schedule so his Jesus would miss only a small portion of each week’s wrestling practices. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z I remembered the story about how a bunch of angels came down and rolled away the rock that was in front of Jesus’s grave to let him go to heaven. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z They understood that they must act as God’s decoys, saving the souls of the boys for Jesus and binding the bodies of the boys in marriage. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z “At the home of the rabbi, Jesus took the girl’s hand and said, ‘Get up.’” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Fintan’s flat is like a chapel.There are two pictures, the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “Jesus Sílva has come from El Puerto. I spoke to him just minutes ago and came running to warn you! You know his word is gold!” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Maybe Jesus was talkin’ in His sleep, son, or folks heard Him wrong. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z In one window, Jesus tenderly held a lamb in his strong arms. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I watched the candlelight make red stars in her irises and thanked the Jesus I’d left it on. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z “Yes, Jesus!” the woman’s voice said, hushed yet. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z He has been singled out for a life of trial, as Jesus was. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Jesus’ stained-glass face was also remade and set back in the window. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Jesus said, ‘I am the way, and the truth, and the life. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z A Child of Our Time intersperses quasi-operatic narrative passages with arrangements of African-American spirituals, as Bach had done with Lutheran hymn-chorales in his oratorios on the passion and crucifixion of Jesus Christ. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “Eh! You have crawled out of your pile of dung! You have come to witness the superior power of Jesus!” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z "We found that one surrounded by a crowd like Jesus and the elders." How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The sermon this morning: “Jesus Walks on the Water.” The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Even our mother, who is not on the best of terms with Jesus just now, still draws the line at marching into His house toting ammunition. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Okay, then why don’t I just pray to Jesus and Jesus will take the poison out of the food?” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “There have been Christians and Muslims in India for centuries! Some people say Jesus is buried in Kashmir.” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Not Jean Claude van Damme could protect and love as Sima, my mom, who was our champion, and who—like Jesus—took all the damage so we wouldn’t have to. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “You’re punishing a child because he wants Jesus’s body and Jesus’s blood? Why shouldn’t he have those things? Of course he should have them.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The reader would have to think that, too, since the new Gospel hammered home again and again what a nobody Jesus was. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh Jesus—” Abby reached to lock her door, but too late. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Sister Bernadette warns him if he doesn’t mind his language they’ll put him in a ward alone and he says, Heavenly God, and that isn’t as bad as Jesus Christ so she’s satisfied. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Grandfather had a famous saying that caused great pride in his family: “Bah Jesus, I live for my wife, my children and my dog.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z But you may believe me: As Jesus shall be our Judge, your Lord Furnival shall have much to answer for.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Like all of our debates about Jesus, this conversation went nowhere. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I described Mom’s vegetable garden and the Jesus statue in front of church. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The pastor would grab their heads and violently shake them back and forth, shouting, “I cast out this spirit in the name of Jesus!” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Also there's this trick picture of Jesus on the wall, where his eyes keep following you, and you go cross-eyed looking at it. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z Mam lets out a long cry, Oh, Jesus, Jesus, and a jackdaw croaks in a tree. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z It’s hard to cuss as somebody sings about Jesus, so I get up and clean without a word. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “But swear, in Blessed Jesus’ name, not to leave my side, or else your blood will flow like water. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z At first the men wanted to have someone play out the role of Jesus and raise up from the dead, but Father opposed that on principle. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Jesus and Magdalena race outside, where their mother is already hobbling past the wooden front gate, her long gray braids swinging. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Jesus, my face is starting to hurt from smiling so hard. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “Jesus will give you yours” was all she said before pushing past Helen and leaving Aunt Rose’s room. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Miss Celia picks a bottle up and looks at it like it’s Jesus in there and she can’t wait to get saved. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The first thing Toby saw was Jesus, bloody palms outstretched as if he was welcoming him into the new day. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “No, ma! All of us will be promoted in Jesus’ name!” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Jesus is looking right in the windows no matter what. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Jesus, come to me,” she says, her voice weak and plaintive. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z There’s a child these colors in the ring of children on the front of the Sunday school missionary paper, yellow children, brown children, all in different costumes, dancing around Jesus. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z She claimed Jesus told us not to gamble, and playing the lottery was gambling. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh Christ! I can’t believe I just said bloody hell in church. And Christ, I just said Christ! Jesus!” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z “Jesus, Sierra, what the hell happened to you?” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z I don’t understand how Catholics know exactly what time Jesus died. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “Jesus, just hold on to the sides. Shouldn’t you be more positive now that you’re in love and all that?” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z He wants to know what we’re doing with that bag and when Malachy tells him he says, Jesus, Mary and Holy St. Joseph! Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “And for you, Panchito, we got you this new bust of Jesus Christ to replace the one that’s chipped,” she said. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z In fact, I thought myself very lucky when I found a room in a two-story house on Jesus Green, a superb location less than ten minutes’ walk from the lab. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Except—as Jesus is my Savior—as sure as my heart understood anything—I knew then how much I wished, not to die, but to live. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z He thought, this is church, this is God and Jesus and the Holy Ghost. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z “Jesus, Jude. How many diseases can you think you have in one night? And all those freaking obituaries you read—like from every county in California.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z “Jesus, I sure needed one. Say, you working now?” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “This church thing of yours, all this Jesus, what good has come of it?” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “Jesus Christ! Why did you want—” “—apple cheeks.” “—apple cheeks?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z But Marmeluc says, “How can you believe in God but not Jesus?” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Oh Jesus Christ Almighty, he wailed silently, terrified of the old-fashioned remedy she was sure to turn up with, and he was certain to drink, in about ten minutes. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z And what I’ve learned from them is that Jesus loved and believed in helping everyone. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z When they were done, everyone fell silent on the deck and the chaplain called on the men to contemplate their relationship to God and Jesus. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “How come they make Jesus look like that?” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z “Black Jesus, watch over my babies today,” he says. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Jesus, you hearing my woe And I never, I never, never gonna let you go. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z So yeah, I don’t remember the exact details, but I know Jesus was crucified, so he could die on purpose for all our sins. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z It was the Milky Way, which Celia said had spurted from the Virgins breast when She first fed Baby Jesus. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She is one of those girls that doesn’t know when to mind her own business, and she’s a know-it-all that could try the patience of Jesus Christ himself. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Kingshaw thought, I don't want to go, I don't want to see, Oh Jesus, I…’ Fielding might have heard his thoughts. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z “Jesus,” she mutters, like calling his name will calm her down. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Maybe the first month of Sundays was the January after Jesus was born. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Jesus’ eyes had an inviting look, a calm demeanor, a divine patience as he stood outside the wooden door and knocked. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Sicilian pagans ordered Agatha to give up her faith in Jesus and like all the virgin martyrs she said, Nay. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z He just waited until I stopped talking and said, “Jesus, kid, you’re almost a detective. All you need now is a gun, a gut, and three ex-wives. So what’s your theory?” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z “Not yet. I will, I promise. I hope this tastes good,” she said, planting the steaming pot on top of the Jesus trivet. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z "Jesus, Mark, what did you do to that thing?" The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “Did you risk death for Jesus’s name at this talent show?” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Oh Jesus, and I didn’t clear up the vomit on the stairs. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “Jesus, Marlena—I thought you said he was a bit off,” says August. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I told Nelson that Jesus is way too big to ride around in a little gree-gree. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Everybody is nice sometimes and Baby Jesus says to love everybody no matter how you really do feel. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Jesus said, ‘Let the children—’ ” I cut him short. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z But natural history became his true passion and now, after the voyage, in 1838, Charles was having serious doubts about God and Jesus, about the Revelation, about heaven and hell. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Jesus bids us shine With a pure, clear light, Like a little candle Burning in the night: In this world is darkness; So let us shine, You in your small comer, And I in mine. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z "If you did that, then it is just about the greatest miracle a person has ever performed since the time of Jesus." Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z Momma returned it earlier—hallelujah, thank you, Black Jesus. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z There was a picture of Jesus in long white robes on the screen, and the words "Dawn Devotional" under His feet. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “But a reminder: This paper is fifty percent of your grade. I encourage you to take it seriously Now, about this Jesus fellow.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z “Jesus, carry me home, home to that land...” The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The woman’s accusers retreated, and Jesus forgave her and urged her to sin no more. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z God and Jesus, you make him take it back- The memory settled over me. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z In the midst of calling Jesus they heard the hollow clang of the ambulance bell struggling up the hill, but not the “Help me, ya’ll” that the dying woman whispered. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “Anno domini” is Latin for “Year of Our Lord” and refers to time since the birth of Jesus. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z I said I wasn't blaming Jesus or anything. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z It’s so old that Jesus and his posse are starting to fade into light yellows and greens. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z While translating and recalculating the tables, Dionysius did a little research on the side; he realized that he could figure out just when Jesus Christ was born. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z I accepted Jesus that day and He has never let me down from that day to this. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Padre de Jesus and Brother Daniel had been down in the capital throughout July conferring with other clergy. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Jesus! Okay, well, smokes are after breakfast, after lunch, at three in the afternoon, after dinner, and before lights out. Five times a day.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Finally I said, “Look, Mom. I know you love Jesus, but maybe next week you could ask him to meet us at our house. Because this really wasn’t a fun night.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Joy screams at him to get the hell out of her kitchen, please, and then turns on Jesus in a fury, hurling an empty tray across the room for emphasis. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m working on a... a few—” “Eugenia is writing about the life of Jesus Christ,” Mother pops in and I recall my most recent lie to cover my nights out, calling it “research.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The officer asks Momma for her ID and proof of insurance, and I beg Black Jesus to get us home, hoping there won’t be a gunshot as she searches through her purse. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Maybe this new young priest Padre de Jesus would have an answer for her. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I looked for her everywhere I could think. And she was right here. Jesus Christ, she was right here.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z And then I will grab your hand and run like hell because, Jesus, a mob with pitchforks?” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Jesus going to make up my dying bed! Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z “You know what? I would beat you, but Jesus has already exposed your lies.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z It was a small room, with only a few dozen pieces on the wall, all showing the Virgin with Jesus on her lap. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Jesus must have known how hard it is to forgive, that was why he put this in. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He says, Jesus, Mary and Joseph, this is a desperate situation. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Father put his head in his hands and said, “Jesus wept.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Probably the best solution—at least, the best Perry could devise—was to leave the stuff with “Jesus.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Father is trying to teach everybody to love Jesus, but what with one thing and another around here, they don’t. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Hit’s the fact thet a boy like Jesus was born to a mama who could leave Him be. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “Young men,” he said, “is all the same, don’t Jesus change their hearts.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z They whispered, “Jesus, Jesus,” and together hoisted up their tub of water in which tight red tomatoes floated and threw it on the smoke-and-flame- bound woman. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “Why am I no longer favored with Jesus’s blood?” she says, regarding her open palms with despair. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “People mingle. I just got here. Jesus. What’s the matter with you?” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z It turned out I had signed up for a weekend of prayer and singing hymns about Jesus. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Miss Love had started playing “All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name” with a strong marching beat and lots of walking bass. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “Jesus, Henry, you know everything,” said Francis, “you make me sick.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Yes Jesus O good man Jesus O that good man. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Girl would rat out Jesus to the Romans. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z In the background, the editors placed the photograph of the church’s stained-glass window with the kind face of Jesus blown clean away. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t enough to accept that Jesus had died for my sins, and to try and not break any of the Ten Commandments, to be kind to people. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z On top of the mountain, Tegucigalpa’s highest, shrouded in wisps of clouds by day, bathed in an orange glow of lights by night, stands a towering statue of Jesus. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Jesus walking on Galilee and Washington not telling lies. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The only religious book I had in my collection was the Landmark biography Jesus of Nazareth. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z But I also loved the stories about Moses parting the Red Sea, David slaying Goliath, Jesus whipping the money changers in the temple. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The only difference is on the ride home, Ma's all high off Jesus and now ready to talk about what I'm normally doing great at, even though not so great this week. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z “God bless His Excellency! God give Tanzania and Gabon strength! God destroy Nigeria and Britain and Egypt and Algeria and Russia! In the mighty name of Jesus!” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Some people believed the tomb of Jesus was at a different location. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z "Jesus F. Christ, Park," his dad said in his normal voice, "are you serious?" Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z The church’s windows were of colored glass, each window a scene with Jesus and his cross. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z In Jerusalem there are Muslim shrines built to the Prophet Jesus. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z During those years when the nuns warned me about the dangers of intellectual pride and referred to Christ as Baby Jesus, they were enabling me to participate frilly in the liturgical life of the Church. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Question: If Jesus scares you, do you call on Jesus? On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z I couldn’t believe this was the same Padre de Jesus talking who several months back hadn’t know his faith from his fear! In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z His white hair was soft and ragged on his neck and he carried around with him a woman’s big silk pocketbook full of chalk and Jesus ads. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Four priests provided spiritual guidance, Padre de Jesus among them. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, Mom,” I explained, “but the lion is a Christ figure. Technically, he is Jesus. It’s a story to explain Jesus.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z ‘You come back here at seven-fifteen sharp. And hear the message from Jesus that will give you faith. Be saved.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z On the brown walls of the flattened, overlapping leaves of the sturdy fibered guano there was a picture in color of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and another of the Virgin of Cobre. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “Jesus, what is that? Looks like a cat puked on that salad. Get your things.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z A color picture of Jesus Christ hung on a wall with the prettiest paper flowers fastened on the frame. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z The voice of Jesus and of John Brown. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I said old Jesus probably would've puked if He could see it--all those fancy costumes and all. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z I’d heard about them in Sunday school, through Jesus and such. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Vincent wants to bring Jesus to the poorest of the poor. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “Tell the stories of Jesus, and God’s love. Bring them all to the Lord.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Could be anything—fire in the big top, stampede, whatever. Aw sweet Jesus. The poor rubes probably don’t even know it yet.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “Jesus,” Liam said, “that was like hearing a cat go through a blender while being electrocuted.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He revived me after I left my family, brought me to Jesus, opened my eyes to a new world, then passed on himself. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Before Billy opened his eyes, it seemed to him that the tones might have been those used by the friends of Jesus when they took His ruined body down from His cross. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z In the hallways were felt hangings, mottoes about Jesus. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “Look at that guy. He’s wearing sweatpants with elastic on the ankles. Jesus. It’s making me lose my appetite.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z "Kid? Tell me that's you. Oh, Lord Jesus, what am I doing down here?" Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z “It was a miracle,” I said, remembering how Mamá had made Torito an outfit just like the one the Holy Child Jesus wore in a picture prayer card Papá carried in his wallet. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z “Jesus, is he gonna be happy when he sees all them frogs.” Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “Remember you said that. That it was only this one time. Don’t let it happen again. And don’t ‘Jesus, Ma’ me.” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I’d seen this Jesus with the long, flowing brown hair at my mother's church, too. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z My mom and I had different ideas about how Jesus worked. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z He takes us to see the Baby Jesus in the crib. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Jesus, they look like a bunch of scared rabbits. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z A silver cross pendant hangs from his neck, like he’s saying Jesus endorses what he did. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z “Jesus Christ, Mum,” Catherine says, releasing Henry and nudging him behind her on protective reflex. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z When my sister walked out of her room and said she’d met Jesus, my mom knew all that. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Jesus wanted his disciples, and all of his followers, to love their neighbors enough to even wash their dirty feet. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, amen.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Dad tells us that’s Jesus’ mother there, Mary, in the blue dress, and his father, St. Joseph, the old man with the beard. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Jayme says “When Jesus said, ‘Love everybody,’ he didn’t make any exceptions to that rule.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Jesus, no wonder my best friend was always so angry. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Mam is crying, Jesus, I nearly lost him. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z "Jesus Christ," he said, shaking his head, disbelieving what he'd let himself in for with me. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Sheryl and I call this Lola’s Jesus table, and we used to dare each other to stare at the scarily realistic art. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z “Jesus, is he back here tonight? I thought he was still in Rome with the courier ship.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Ain’t you heard how Jesus said go and sin no more? Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “Jesus Christ, Henry, you sure know how to pick ’em.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “Black Jesus, thank you for this blessing,” Daddy says. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z I know so many people back in Haiti, so many families who would kiss the ground and thank Jesus for a street like this, especially one named American. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z But they both knew why she wanted him to read that chapter: She desperately wanted Charles to believe in Jesus so he would go to heaven with her. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z On . . . the sacred name . . . of Jesus,” I went on. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Rosaleen said, ‘You can curse me, but don’t blaspheme the Lord Jesus.’ The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Pray up to the plaster Jesus in rose- colored robes, his arms reaching out? Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z I’m about to have a hernia, for Jesus’ sake. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z “Yeah. He’s got the lights on. He’s sitting there like he’s reading. Jesus, how that guy does read. You’d think he’d ruin his eyes. He’s got a glass of beer in his hand.” Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Kempsey's cubbyhole has a leather chair, an Anglepoise reading lamp like my dad's, and a picture of Jesus holding a lantern by an ivy door. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z One morning before mass I decided, I’m going to get me some Jesus blood and Jesus body. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “Okay, so. Wait. Jesus. Can we go back to the part where he kissed me?” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “Jesus. You know why you’re messed up? It’s because you don’t have a connection with other people.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z “When Jesus first came to ... No, wait Um. Jerusalem was... Wait a minute....” The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “The program of Jesus and the program of elections. You say these things are good. You cannot say now they are not good.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Nobody, Jesus,” Alex says, but his voice cracks in the middle. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “I say it’s rotten. Jesus Christ, 1 say it’s rotten.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z “One of the revolutionaries was Jewish, and you know how much people love to blame us for killing Jesus. Apparently, we all killed the tsar, too.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “How do you do this? I tried to jog a mile out here and I’m dying. My chest is burning. Jesus, I’m out of shape.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Only when he got here, he said his name was Jesus. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z She was more popular with the sisters than either Jesus or Joseph. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z And no matter how much Ivory tried to hate it and belittle it and scoff at it, something took hold of him on game day as surely powerful as spreading the word of Jesus. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “Jesus. You guys can’t do this to me. No one’s going to touch me after this.” Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “Only persons really changed history those who changed men’s thinking about themselves. Hitler as well as Jesus, Stalin as well as Buddha . . . Hon. Elijah Muhammad. ...” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘You mean he wins, Daddy? Jesus, what did you read me this thing for?’ and I buried my head in my pillow and I never cried like that again, not once to this day. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I liked the stained glass in the sanctuary, even though crucified Jesus was really bloody, too bloody for stained glass, I thought, all those red and magenta pieces filtering sunlight. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z “Well, what about her meetings with Padre de Jesus? Everyone knows he’s a flaming communist.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z "I keep asking Jesus to help you, but He's taking His sweet time." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “What kind of a sick person would eat all of Jesus’s body and drink all of Jesus’s blood?” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z At home we listened to aguinaldos, songs about the birth of Jesus and the joys of spending Christmas surrounded by family and friends. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z All along this Christian journey, I want Jesus to walk with me. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Jesus is too strong for them,” Baba Joseph called from his bed. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “And hit fine’ly come to me in the night, what Jesus must a-meant by ast. You want to be like them folks with rock brains, or you want to hear it?” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z And if you see Mary, Our Lady, tell her we know Jesus is the main one down here, but we’re doing our best to keep her memory going. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s an option taken by a lot of successful people: Ernest Hemingway, Socrates, Jesus. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z She didn't bring Jesus into it at all. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Her favorite things to knit are dresses for the Baby Jesus doll that lies in a cradle on top of the wardrobe. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Rosa led her into the house and made her lie down on the big bed across from Jesus. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z All along this Christian journey, I want Jesus to walk with me. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “I’m living one day at a time, praise Jesus.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Jacob's dream of a ladder to heaven, and Jesus with the children surrounding him. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z Anytime Jesus got hungry all He had to do was walk up the road to a fig tree or an orange tree and have His fill. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z There was a poster of Reggie’s favorite basketball player, Reggie Miller, but the star’s bio was covered up by a picture of Jesus, looking serene, wearing a white shirt with a red robe over it. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z "This is certainly a peculiar time to call a person up, though. Jesus Christ." The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z And Jesus did not write the list of rules posted on the stone wall. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “The South. Jesus. No wonder you folks all outlive yourselves by years and years and years.” Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z "She wants to come. If her soul wants to love Jesus, that's up to her." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “You called the hospice? You talked to a grief counselor? Jesus. Don’t you have the lake to worry about?” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Jesus was five feet and three and a half inches long. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The day after he had the dream he went to church with a hangover on his breath and Jesus in his heart, as he later described it. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z "I’m willing to bet that our little friend here hasn't had a bath in a good two weeks. I mean, Jesus Christ, someone should hang a deodorizer around this guy's neck." Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “Oh Jesus,” she says, dropping it and swinging her legs around. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I came to learn that the door represented a lost person’s heart—a heart Jesus longed to enter and live within. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Padre de Jesus was in the passenger seat, another man was driving, a third jumped out from the back, unlocked the courtyard gates, and closed them after the truck pulled in. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When Jesus cured those crippled beggars, didn’t they always get up and dance off stage, jabbing their canes sideways and . waggling their top hats? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I glanced up at the stained glass depictions of Jesus all around and then at the statue in the front of the church. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z It was said that on Calvary, the soldiers, not wishing to divide the garment, had cast dice for it while Jesus was dying. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Jesus, do you guys have, like, security cameras up there?” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z For months now she can barely drag herself from bed in the mornings, and after school she flops right back in, frantically knitting Baby Jesus dresses and ranting about thieves. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Pictures of Jesus hang all around the house. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z A turtle plopped off a rock into the water right in front of me, nearly scaring the Lord Jesus out of me. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Oh, Jesus, I wish I had my strength and I’d search every pub in Limerick. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z We ask, good Jesus, not that we beat West Charleston High but that we do our best before our God, our family, and our country. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s 1:06 p.m. on Good Friday and we’re doing our yearly “be quiet from noon to three because that’s when Jesus was hanging on the cross and we need to show him respect” thing. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “Oh, sweet baby Jesus, come and comfort your little bro Ben. Oh, Lord. Shower me with your mercy.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z “Her main interests are baking and church. She thinks her piecrust recipe is a personal gift from Jesus himself. If you ask me, the crust is the worst part of a pie. Nan cook much?” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Things weren’t much better outside of Jefferson, although I had found a friend in Jesus, or one of his spokespeople, anyway. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Perhaps she, too, sang, All along this Christian journey, I want Jesus to walk with me. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z And thinking of that, I added one more prayer — sweet Jesus, come Christmas, don’t let it be twins. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z “In the name of Jesus, I remove you evil spirit of fear and send you to the Cross.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I placed the bust of Jesus Christ underneath my pillow and fell asleep. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z When the two got too cuddly, Sasha would get between them and shout, “Leave room for Jesus!” at the top of their lungs, like the chaperone at a Christian prom. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z And I wonder, do the Go-between have to be one person, like white Jesus in the picture? Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z No research student could live in, and so the only predictable consequences of being a Jesus man were bills for a Ph.D. that I would never acquire. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z “Jesus Christ died on the cross for people like you,” he announced passionately, “and now you won’t show a new girl where the terlet is.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Jesus, I thought, jesse took on a University of Chicago dean over free will? Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When we got to make lists of why Jesus loves us and got a Skittle for every reason. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “Jesus! That rum is better than I thought,” Mr. Lapierre said, and he went on sternly, “You live on a ranch?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z This time I got sick because Baby Jesus can see ever what I do and I wasn’t good. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Mam tells us, That’s the Baby Jesus, the Infant of Prague, and if ye ever need anything pray to Him. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I don’t even know if he believed in the afterlife or a literal Jesus or what.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I take a deep breath and let it out, praying to Jesus for patience. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z My God, Padre de Jesus was one of them! In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “When I was little, my Sunday school teacher said that in the Bible it describes Jesus as having 'skin like copper, hair like lamb’s wool.’ It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z “Jesus Christ bleeding on a Popsicle stick,” I whisper under my breath. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z “I have borne thirteen children, and seen most all sold off to slavery, and when I cried out with my mother’s grief, none but Jesus heard me! And ain’t I a woman?” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z If Jesus is anything like the story cards from Sunday school make him out to be, he ain’t the kind to want a thin, little beagle to be hurt. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “Good. We did Jesus Christ Superstar. I helped with the sets. Marie did lights,” said Will. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z He remembered wondering what it would have been like to witness Jesus roll the stone away from Lazarus’s tomb and watch the dead man walk out, still wearing his grave clothes. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z “Jesus, Celia! I told you we don’t need it! What’s she giving us? A hundred dollars? Two hundred dollars? We don’t need it!” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Fly and swish and dive and rest on top of the water, like they’re trying to prove to Jesus Christ himself that walking on water isn’t so hard. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z The third time he woke, he said: “O Lord Jesus, how did I get here?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z And my sister said, “Yeah,” even though she had no idea who Jesus was or what he looked like, because we didn’t have pictures of him in Iran. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z The aloe branch and loaf of bread that had been hanging over the door since the days of the founding were replaced by a niche with the Sacred Heart of Jesus. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Now Tía Cuca is rubbing her back and telling her that Olga is with Jesus, that she can finally be in peace. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Francie remembered her surprise that time when Mama told her that Jesus was a Jew. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Prendergast lectured Cooling on the fact that Jesus was the ultimate legal authority, then gave him the good news. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Standing over six feet tall, Nation called herself “a bulldog running along at the feet of Jesus, barking at what he doesn’t like.” 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z “Leave Jesus out of this,” she said, and pointed the wooden spoon at me before using it to hit me in the back of the head. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Jesus appears to Saul and the persecutor of Christians nonpareil cries out, “Lord, what wilt thou have me to do?” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Before he could get the first word out I sat up and asked, “Hey, Dad, how come we don’t have any good information on the boyhood of Jesus?” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “I’ll be waking up in Jesus’s face, trying to figure out what happened!” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Liyana gave her short shorts to Sandee Lane, her friend down the block who kept saying how great it was that they were going to live in “Jesus’s hometown.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z A third possibility, then: dismayed by the failure of our Jesus to protect us, they opted to steer clear. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind the college was a massive brownstone armory, and a block away, across the street, was a Catholic church with a huge cross on its lawn upon which was the crucified figure of Jesus. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Many migrants who lose limbs to the train end up back in Tapachula, a dozen blocks from the depot where they first boarded the train, at the Shelter of Jesus the Good Shepherd. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Like Giordano Bruno, he did not believe that Jesus Christ was God incarnate and he suffered the same fate as Bruno for his beliefs, but at different hands. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z The archangel Gabriel and Jesus are raising the dead. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He says they’re sad because they know Jesus will grow up and be killed so that we can all go to heaven. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “Somebody who knows the Lord Jesus and don’t mind tellin’ about it,” says Ma. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “Only Catholics can eat Jesus’s body and drink Jesus’s blood, right?” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “Jesus!” he says, and he dumps his coffee cup loudly in the sink. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “Excuse me,” I say in an undertone, “I have a fever of a hundred and four. Fahrenheit. But is that a combination of Jesus Christ and the Hindu god Ganesh?” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It worked, and he saw Jesus when Jesus was only twelve years old. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z While all this was happening, Mose Wright stood as calm as Jesus on stormy water, like he couldn’t see or hear the hell that had broken loose in Judge Swango’s courtroom. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z “Well, this hippo had a ball back in Chicago. Whoa Jesus, ninety-nine!” The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Jesus, I’ll never understand why they didn’t hear the noise twenty miles around.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “Jesus Christ and General Jackson,” he said as he hung up. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “She must be a Jesus convert,” the people from the far villages said. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Like all the bells that ever rang still ringing in the long dying light-rays and Jesus and Saint Francis talking about his sister. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “Jesus,” he muttered privately, “now he’s hallucinating on me.” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Just writing down all the things I love about Jesus. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “When I was in a coma. I heard you cry out to Jesus. For me. I thought you should know. That people in a coma can hear.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z “Oh Jesus,” I say, at a complete loss. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Jesus, if he doesn’t want her to type, what does he want her to do? The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Jesus and Magdalena edge close to the tracks, dig in their heels, and brace each other, so the wind the train produces will not suck them under the wheels. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Inspired, Angelina begins to pray the words of the aged Simeon when he saw the child Jesus. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z William’s voice could now be heard throughout the monastery: “Just as peasants can be popes and Jews can teach us the Bible and women can be disciples of Jesus, Muslims can save your very life!” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Don’t forget what Jesus did for us and for the rest of the world, she begged him. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z All one could do was pray to Jesus and run—and even then, there was no escape. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Pecola turned to find the front door and saw Jesus looking down at her with sad and unsurprised eyes, his long brown hair parted in the middle, the gay paper flowers twisted around his face. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z “All right. So here you can see us harpooning the whale. Oh, Jesus—here we go! Feel that tug! It’s awesome. Totally awesome. Okay, this is what they call a ‘Nantucket Sleigh Ride.’ Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z One was a postmodern collage of photos from celebrity gossip mags, the Virgin had the head of Julia Roberts, Jesus the head of Brad Pitt. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Ma says Jesus don’t go around making anyone blind, but Grandma Preston always used it as a warning and she went to church Sunday morning and evening both. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z At that moment, some of the parishioners began to cry out, “Have mercy, Jesus!” and “Take our brother home. Please don’t let him suffer. Take Harvey home.” March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Everybody makes fun of me. But then . . . everybody made fun of Jesus Christ himself.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Thank you, Jesus, for bringing us Bruce Lee. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I couldn't believe they thought I was going to go to hell unless I accepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “Lord Jesus,” he says, and gets to work helping me. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z The same month we met in Padre de Jesus’ rectory, a new law was passed. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “A relationship with you! Jesus. I asked her, ‘Have you seen w'hat my wife looked like? The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “There was two dozen boats, easy. Even more, but Jesus, who knows?” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z From that day on, Roberto hid the cash inside a chipped ceramic bust of Jesus Christ that we had found in the public dump. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Mack said, “Jesus, that’s pretty. Reminds me of a dame—” and he let it pass. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He rolled his eyes and pointed at the crucifix and whispered, “Jesus isn’t wearing shoes.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z “Why don’t I take medicine,” I said, “and then pray to Jesus to thank him for giving us the doctors who invented medicine, because medicine is what makes you feel better, not Jesus.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Did they not appreciate the connection this church created with their lord Jesus Christ? Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “Jesus—I’d hate to see somebody sick,” said Weary, through five layers of humid scarf from home. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He is looking at the picture of Jesus, and suddenly I ask him, “Why do that man look so sick, with his eyes rolled back like he go into a fit?” Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Even though it’s Sunday and we kinda owe it to Jesus to go to church on his birthday, none of us wake up until around eleven so we miss service. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z On both sides of the sanctuary, the stained-glassed images of Jesus comforted me and brought me great peace and joy. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z In it, Jesus really was a nobody, and a pain in the neck to a lot of people with better connections than he had. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “We are literally in the heart of Jesus,” he said. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z But the crucifix over the mantel and the bloody picture of Jesus on the cross are definitely creepy. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “Bless Jesus to hear you say it. I didn’t think it likely.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z “Show me the man what aint going to die, bless Jesus.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Hands in the air like Jesus himself had thrown down that dunk. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z At Jesus’s feet, people had thrown piles of change, wilted daisies, and two roses —one fresh with thorns, the other cloth with plastic dewdrops. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Nelson says it’s because the lion tried to eat up Adah, but Jesus turned her into a bushbuck right just at the last minute. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Most legal transactions were based on an exchange of oaths sworn in the name of Jesus Christ. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z Jesus’ possession of only a few research students appeared related to its formidable reputation on the river. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z When he lifted me up, I opened my eyes, blinked back the water, and immediately looked up into Jesus’ stained-glass face on the large window just in front of me. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The hem of his loose shirt fluttered in the breeze, his arms spread like those of Jesus on the cross. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Calpurnia said, “As sure as the sweet Jesus was born, baby. Get this in your head right now, you ain’t pregnant and you never were. That ain’t the way it is.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “So you’re telling me that if Jesus walked into your church right now, Jesus would not be allowed to have the body and blood of Jesus?” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Or she would say, “We cover Uju’s mentor with the precious blood of Jesus!” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Could you send God down so he can be Jesus again and give Apa his spanking? A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z The only thing better would have been a pair of binoculars with, maybe, Jesus saw that she was ready. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I say, "Jesus taught that the greatest commandment was to love God with all your heart and all your soul and all your might." The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The congregation of his very own church interrupted the sermon to hold an election on whether or not to accept Jesus Christ as the personal Saviour of Kilanga. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Every week, Ray would be up onstage working really hard to make Jesus cool. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z "Oh, Jesus. Of course. Water polo. Yeah, nothing says punk rock like water polo." Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z Instead she called on “Jesus! Jesus! Jesus!” over and over without stopping. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z “They have the gift of tongues, just like the apostles in Jesus’ time.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I expected it to be cold, but Jesus Christ! The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “Of course there is, Oscar, Jesus,” Luna says. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The big events in Jesus’ life were marked with reference to the moon, while everyday life was ruled by the sun. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Is he looking up what Jesus might have to say about preachers that murder their own daughters? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The biggest, middle one has Jesus in white, with his hands held out sideways and a white bird hovering over his head. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Jesus had righteous indignation when he turned over the tables in the temple and drove out the thieving moneychangers. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Would you like to hear about Jesus Christ?” Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Len sprints up the shuttle’s ramp like a Jesus lizard across a pond. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “I’m happy to be here. I had a good week at work. I got a raise and I wanted to say thank you and praise Jesus.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “Sweet Jesus, Mary Anne. As much as you tease Matt and make his life miserable, it’s stupid to expect him to apologize to you.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Not much fuss is made over her except at Christmas, and even then Baby Jesus is a lot more important. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I think I hear yelling outside: “Help me. Jesus, help me!” Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z The time-traveler was the first one up the ladder, dressed in clothes of the period, and he leaned close to Jesus so people couldn’t see him use the stethoscope, and he listened. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Jesus Christ, oh, Jesus Christ, and the nuns are shocked at the way he takes the name of the Lord in vain. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z The holiest pilgrimage of all was to Palestine, now Israel, where Jesus Christ lived and died. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z I remember one time the evening ended with Loomis saying, “You know, white folks, when a man cast his bread pon de waters, it gwine come back buttered toast, praise Jesus.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The altar had an enormous Jesus on his cross at the center, the disciples at his feet. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I never thought bout that Nettie say somewhere in the bible it say Jesus’ hair was like lamb’s wool, I say. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “He’s right. You’re right. You need this. Jesus, it’s better than—you, lately. Rally, Annabelle. This is...a reason to, you know, go on. Wait. Olivia wants to talk to you.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I tried to imagine Jesus, then, in the body of Brother Fowles. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Jesus told his followers, “I give them eternal life, and they shall never die.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z She still shouts out “Thank you, Jesus” every now and then, but it doesn’t sound the same. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Jesus Christ on a pogo stick, what was happening to me? Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Charles apparently did as she wished: He read Jesus’ farewell discourse. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The lady with the spiritual bent blew a pitchpipe and the choir members began singing lustily, “Oh, Jesus, walk by my side, / Then I always, always be satisfied.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z By Jesus, I’ll swing at the end of a rope for you. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “Jesus, sorry,” he says, immediately reaching for a pile of napkins. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He puts his fingers in mine, and we stretches our arms outwise like Jesus on the cross. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z In 1942, a few months after my mother died, I told Dennis, “I want to accept Jesus Christ into my life and join the church.” The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s talking about the time I was dusting her Baby Jesus doll, when I dropped Him and His arm broke. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The thing Jesus really would've liked would be the guy that plays the kettle drums in the orchestra. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z “In the Bible, Jesus only healed the people who asked Him to—and believed He could. If Jesus could heal, can’t God? If we pray and have faith?” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The car moved through the darkness at a rapid speed, turned left at the Sanctified Church of the Crucified Jesus, and took the Biddle Creek Road which followed the river toward the training depot. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z That’s why we nicknamed him Santicl6 after the big, jolly American “saint” who brings gifts even to those who don’t believe in Jesus or the three Kings. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z As we walk, we pass sculpted tributes of wood and copper to a priest from Auschwitz, and also St. Therese of Lisieux, who was known as “The Little Flower of Jesus.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Told him till his ear was full again with Jesus and promises and a calling, but still Henry held back. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Like Jesus, rolling the stone from his tomb when everyone'd thought that he was a goner. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z In these prayers I acknowledged my great unworthiness to my Lord Jesus and searched my heart for every sin to which I could confess. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Nettie say somewhere in the bible it say Jesus’ hair was like lamb’s wool, I say. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z An oak bed, a walnut bureau, a bedside table—nothing else except lamps, one curtained window, and a picture of Jesus walking on the water. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “Jesus,” Bruno muttered, shooting his father and the rest of those old geezers a finger. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z This would be like women finding out Jesus had had a twin sister who’d gotten half God’s genes but none of the glory. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I say, "Jesus, what's going on?" and my mom just shrugs and my dad says, "Is it a car horn?" Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z Just at the moment she was having doubts about her church, a messenger from Jesus walked straight into her life. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The old man told her about how Jesus ngozi had slept in a cow’s feeding trough when he was a baby. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Brother Belie Jones, the Baptist preacher, said God just wasn’t ready to take her Home, praise Jesus, or else He had something more for her to do here before she passed into the Great Beyond. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Then Big Ma said, “That’s not the meaning of ‘Jesus saves.’” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z I consider Jesus, who is supposed to love me. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z ‘The Lord Jesus help us, Father,’ she said. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z If he were sitting here, I don’t have enough Black Jesus in me to tell him I forgive him. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z I knew this from the brownish faded photograph of Livonia and Slim Jim Trotter that sat on the china cabinet next to an all-watchful Jesus. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z "Jesus, now, try not to stretch it all over the place" I said. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z What if you know Jesus but have no peace? The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z We have to know all about Sanctifying Grace, a pearl of great price, bought for us by Jesus in His dying. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Father is still carrying on with his tormented Jesus Is Bängala church. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I might not have believed that Jesus created zombies, but I did believe in fighting for Fig. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Later that day, I’m dusting the Baby Jesus doll, when I feel liquid trickling out of me, wetting my underwear. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Jesus, I seen it happen too many times. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the work, they said, of none other than Jesus Christ Himself. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Jesus,” said Katz in a low voice, and he looked deeply, deeply gloomy. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Back when they used to live here, they heard about Anatole from some other missionaries and saved him from the famous diamond mines and taught him to love Jesus and how to read and write. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Jesus, I’ve never met a woman with such long arms,” he says. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Oh, Jesus, I am scared of him, I am. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Following HERO'S arrest, they had stopped recruiting Soviet informers under orders from James Jesus Angleton, the secretive and paranoid CIA chief of counterintelligence. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I’m looking for something subtle, along the lines of a long-haired man turning water into wine and holding a placard proclaiming himself to be Jesus Christ, Our Lord and Savior. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z “Jesus, it wouldn’t kill you to clean the place once in a while, would it?” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z I kissed the feet of the hanging Jesus. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Grandma sleeps in a big bed upstairs with a picture of the Sacred Heart of Jesus over her head and a statue of the Sacred Heart on the mantelpiece. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Talking to his father made Dill feel like he was talking to a sentient brick wall that somehow knew about Jesus. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z I couldn’t help thinking that maybe Padre de Jesus or Brother Daniel or one of the others would have an answer for me now about what was required during these troubled times. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Audiences seemed surprised when I spoke about Jesus. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z In particular, there was a vision of Jesus harrowing Hell, the demons frightening to behold. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z I shudder to think how many times I’ve prayed to him instead of to Jesus on His cross. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z “Jesus Christ,” Alex says at last, and when he looks over at Henry again, he’s squinting at him impishly out of one eye, smirking. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “Come on, Cuz, it means ‘What Would Jesus Do,”’ Gary said. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Big letters above him remind us that Jesus Loves You. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Jane asks, and I say, "He lives off Central," and she says, "Jesus. Stay calm, Tiny. You just need to go to sleep, baby. Tomorrow makes everything a little better." Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z I said I'd bet a thousand bucks that Jesus never sent old Judas to Hell. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Then I saw Mom and Dad on the right side of the church, below their favorite stained-glass window, the one with Jesus on the cross. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z It was nearing along toward Christmas time and Bubber began to talk about the Little Lord Jesus and the red bicycle he wanted Santa Claus to bring him. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z "Dude, YOU'RE telling ME to keep it in perspective? Jesus Christ, Tiny. I just wanted to know she had a boyfriend." Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z Quasimodo’s mother comes screaming through the door, What in the name of Jesus! and the kitchen light fills the yard. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “Jesus, I wish I had it that easy. What do you suppose is the matter with me?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Cootie shuffled into his yard, looked straight into the falling rain, and yelled, “Sweet Jesus, let that poor woman rest, you hear me? She had enough!” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z They bend over the cradle of the Nativity, or they hold Jesus on their laps. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Jesus, Mary and Holy St. Joseph, is it pure mad ye are? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Who in my own bloodline will have to miss the Jesus in the heavens because of my weakness?”’ The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Though he had no illusions of his own immortality, he apparently feared being buried alive, perhaps believing that was really what had happened with Jesus. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The Preacher called out, “Praise Jesus! This is a beautiful day! I can see now why you’re looking so out of sorts.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z You considered the only unseen forces to be those of capitalism and the love of Jesus Christ. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z In truth, the soldiers barely looked at me as I passed through an entryway crowned by statues of Mary and Jesus, plus other saints whose names I did not know. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Some song about how “Jesus will” plays on my mom’s phone in the kitchen, and she hums along, not knowing that Jesus will have to perform a miracle when it comes to Aunt Pooh. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z He said that because Jesus picked the Disciples, you were supposed to like them. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z “All praise be to my Lord, Jesus Christ. We are all but vessels for Him to use,” Roberto said modestly. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z “Piscine,” he nearly whispered, “there is salvation only in Jesus.” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I was mad at God; I was mad at Jesus. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z I’m also aware, dear Jesus, that their players are all clean cut boys and also pleasant to your sight. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He moved because of absentminded politeness, taking a Trout book with him—the one about Jesus and the time machine. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Would the gentle Jesus care to enter into that transitory setting? I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I always believed any sin was easily rectified if only you let Jesus Christ into your heart, but here it gets complicated. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Jesus was learning the carpentry trade from his father. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “If you so much as bend a hair on his head, so help me Jesus, I will tear your throat out.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z At the head was a huge crucifix and a picture of Our Lord Jesus with His heart pierced by five swords. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “You better quit playing before Jesus strikes you dead!” Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Then Jesus came and took the baby with him far away. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z I ask why the Baby Jesus has to die and Dad says you can’t ask questions like that. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z On Tralfamadore, says Billy Pilgrim, there isn’t much interest in Jesus Christ. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z And the Holy Ghost was speaking—seeming to say, as John spelled out the so abruptly present and gigantic legend adorning the cross: Jesus Saves. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z I was fourteen years old—and a well-content Hindu on a holiday— when I met Jesus Christ. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “My Master,” he says, “has forewarned me. Daily He announces more distinctly,—‘Surely I come quickly!’ and hourly I more eagerly respond,—‘Amen; even so come, Lord Jesus!’ Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z “Ah! Yes, Mom. But the test could be to see if we’re willing to accept what has happened and stay at home and praise Jesus for his wisdom.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “There’s a whole lot of Jesus here,” Lily said, pulling a carton of eggs from the refrigerator. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z All along this Christian journey, I want Jesus to walk with me. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Sweet Jesus, that’s a stink!” she says, wrinkling up her face. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z “Yo, man, I don’t celebrate White Jesus Day no more!” he shouted. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Mama said that the Jews had never looked on Jesus as anything but a troublesome Yiddish boy who would not work at the carpentry trade, marry, settle down and raise a family. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “If Jesus Christ himself walked into my bar and ordered a shot of blackberry brandy or tequila, I wouldn’t make fun of him,” Tranquilino said. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Shoot, I even been hearing Jesus had colored skin living out there in the desert. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Holly can bleed to death in my presence if she likes, and I will just consider her to be specially favored by an inscrutable God, more or less as Jesus was. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He then solemnly asked if I had been a very, very good girl this year and did I believe in Jesus Christ and obey my parents. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t care how tough the convict, be he brainwashed black Christian, or a ‘ ‘devil’ ’ white Christian, neither of them is ready to hear anybody saying Jesus wasn’t white. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z We were a group of about thirty “mature” women—that’s how Padre de Jesus described us, bless his heart. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I was here a month ago when the pastor talked about faith. I remember when he said that Jesus told Jairus, ‘Don’t be afraid; just believe.’ Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z When he returns, he has scars on his hands and his feet, just like Jesus. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z We greeted them and Padre de Jesus explained that we were on a retreat, so if they had any special requests they wanted us to remember in our prayers, please let us know. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But today I’m not mad, I’m serious: “Something awful and terrible happened in there, David, and if you ever tell anyone, even your ma and dad, may Jesus make you blind.” Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z You’d think some of them would help us instead of talk about us, but I guess it’s easy to say you love Jesus and harder to act like him. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Before this happened I was almost stuck in Jesus. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z “Oh Jesus, I feel good too,” she whispered dreamily. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z You can say your prayer here and roll Jesus and St. Francis and Seymour and Heidi’s grandfather all in one.” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Though he closed his eyes and called on Jesus—calling over and over again the name of Jesus—his pagan body stiffened and flamed and the women laughed. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Everyone of any import, from Jesus to George Washington, was white. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z He could make a frog stand up straight and get happy with Jesus. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Jesus is calling on you to act,” he shouted to Henry over the drilling equipment one day after his shift ended. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Walton begins to play the scales again—this time, she says, in the key of G. I suck in a large breath and pray to baby Jesus. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z This latter, written by a local minister, was “aimed at those Christians who were afraid not to read any printed word about Jesus.” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z And someone shouted, “Jesus. What are you doing?” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Jesus,” said Mack afterwards talking to the boys. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “Jesus Christ,” I say, wanting to kick something. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z At home, Trujillo hung on the wall by the picture of Our Lord Jesus with a whole flock of the cutest lambs. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “And Jesus said, ‘Do not let your hearts be troubled,”’ he says, coming down the aisle. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z There were a couple long seconds of silence, then, “In the name of Jesus, I remove you evil spirit of rage and send you to the Cross.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z He enjoys his responsibilities: Bible readings, teaching the word of Jesus, visiting the sick. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “Why do you, a Jew, ask water of me a Samaritan?” the woman asked Jesus in the Gospel story. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z “He called me at Eddie’s. Told me what was going on. He was so upset, I came right home. Jesus, Luke, he’s such a nice, sensitive kid, you know? This just isn’t fair.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z And Dill’s happy to be following Jesus, but even happier to have so pleased his father. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z The dim Chapel of Calvary held a mournful mural of Jesus lying arms outspread and dead on the cross after it was taken down and laid on the ground. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z He particularly liked the persona of Jesus as imagined by the musical’s creators. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z And his words were reverent: “Jesus Christ,” he said. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Jesus has trouble looking like a real baby because his arms and legs are too long and spindly. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Evangelists who on Sundays peddled Jesus, and mystics, would pray a lucky number for you, for a fee. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z She had clung to Jesus until He told her straight out, Mamd, I have to be about My Father’s business. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I touch my forehead and imagine a spindly cactus pressed there, my face bloody, like Jesus. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “Jesus, that Post reporter just texted to ask for a comment on the speculation surrounding your relationship with Henry and whether it—whether it has to do with you leaving the campaign after the DNC.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The following day Denis came by to say Jesus would have me and that I should arrange an appointment to learn the formalities of matriculation. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Big Ma moaned and called for Jesus but Mr. Lucas was there. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z “I don’t care if you are the Baby Jesus,” he said. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z His dark beard and sharp cheekbones made him look like the cards with Jesus and the martyred saints that Abuelita pinned to the wall around her altar. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z They crowded into her darkened room, throwing open the windows, singing hymns and praying over the grieving woman-child, exorcising the demon of grief and calling Ann back to the world in Jesus’ name. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z While Emma never stopped believing in God and Jesus, her faith seems to have become less intense. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Padre de Jesus walked me out when the meeting was over. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The only music I knew was from church: soaring, uplifting songs praising Jesus. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Then his plump hands shaped the words ‘Holy Jesus,’ or ‘God,’ or ‘Darling Mary.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Whisk—and where was Odysseus, where was Job, where were Jupiter and Gotama and Jesus? Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Ma was trembling something fierce, but she says, “Yes, sir, oh, thank you, sir, you’s the saint folks say you is. It was Jesus hisself what was protecting you from them bullets! Hallelujah!” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z “But you haven’t learned the truth yet. All those old beliefs are wrong. Only Jesus matters, and our future in heaven.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z For the Christians, everything is all about Jesus and the Bible. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The end-all mystery inside the bag was a small wooden picture of Mary, the mother of Jesus. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Wow. Jesus! This is it. Anything else? Anything like this anywhere else?” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Master shouted, but some guests were running into the bedroom, screaming, “Jesus! Jesus!” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I could read her thought: If Jesus’ mother is blacky how come we only know about the white Mary? The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Jacob says, "My rabbi used to say that Hillel was one of Jesus's teachers. I don't know if that's true, though." The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “Jesus Jesus Jesus,” rang over and over again in his mind, like a bell—as he moved closer to her, undone by her breath, and her wide, angry, mocking eyes. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z All along this Christian journey, I want Jesus to walk with me. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Wallet-size photos of my grandparents’ nieces and nephews line the shelf in the hallway, along with the little baby Jesus and praying-hands statues that Grandma collects. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z A few days later, the Preacher let me and other folks know it had been showed to him that my rock chunking was gave to me as a gift from Jesus! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z The way they see it, it was kind of a wrestling match between the gods, with Jesus and Adah coming out on top. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I know Jesus washed the feet of his disciples to cleanse them and make them feel part of the Church blah blahdeblah blah blah, but that was about a million years ago. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Jesus, I envy anyone who can say what they want at the same time as they think it, without needing to test it for stammer-words. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Maybe she was wrong, but in her mind she was standing up for Jesus.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z As he threw up, they let him go, someone yelled “Jesus” in disgust and they withdrew. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It totally sucks that only Jesus gets to walk on water. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z In the outstretched palm of Jesus, I see it—a plain, nonglittering rock. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Now as Shabani stood there, smiling like a mongoose, I saw my father looking down at me, standing next to Jesus. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z Padre de Jesus had told me about an aborted visit Dedd had made to his rectory. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why not just take all the Jesus stuff down?” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Hands waved in the air, followed by random shouts of “Amen” and “Praise Jesus.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z I guess he’d hooked her up with some methadone and taken her straight to Ted, who’d been quick to drive out her evil, forgive her sins and usher Jesus into her heart. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Another time, when something provoked him to exclaim, “These Uncle Toms make me think about how the Prophet Jesus was criticized in his own country!” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “You who saved my soul. One day. Look, sweet Jesus. Look down, on these your suffering children—” The church begged, “Look down, Lord.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Sister McCandless and Sister Price cried out every now and again: “Yes, Lord!” or: “Bless your name, Jesus!” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z I’m drinking my chocolate milk when Polly asks, “Have you accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior?” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z “I bet by Christ he likes it there, by Jesus.” Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z “Jesus was an immigrant,” he hears them say. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z They don’t know that Muslims recognize Moses, Abraham, and Jesus as prophets. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He went on to praise Kathy and Jesus and reaffirm the primacy of his and their faith, but by then she was hardly listening. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “Well,” I said, nodding vaguely toward the steps that led us out of the Literal Heart of Jesus. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z She revered God and loved Jesus, but she understood why people often turned away from these Two. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I prayed to Jesus to help me, then to any other god who would listen. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “This is what you’ve been writing about for the past twelve months? Not.. .Jesus Christ?” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Dill wades back, singing “What a Friend We Have in Jesus” in his high, clear voice. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z He concluded by reassuring us that Kerry was walking with Jesus now. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Crispin, as Jesus is my witness, churches, priests—they’re all unneeded. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z I was behind our tent, praying on my knees in front of the baby Jesus holy card. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Every time another airliner flew overhead, leaving a trail of white and gray smoke, Big Ma fanned herself and asked, “Jesus, why?” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “Jesus, Mama, Doctor Neal said you need it. Now stand back.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I would explain that we Muslims believe in die Prophet Jesus. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Jesus, Mary and Joseph, isn’t it enough that you come home without a penny in your pocket without making fools of the children on top of it? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z You still can’t love a Jesus as much as you’d like to who did and said a couple of things he was at least reported to have said or done—and you know it. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z “Jesus,” he said, finally looking up, “do you think everybody’s going to start calling me Todd now? Because seriously, it sounds so much gayer than Fang.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I pass another marble Jesus, this one tied to a pillar. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “When Jesus said ast and ye shall receive, I don’t think He meant us to pray ‘Lord, spare my child,’ or ‘Make it rain for the crops,’ or ‘Don’t let my bizness fail.’ Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z But I really like the Adam and Eve stuff, and the Jesus stuff. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z "Jesus, Park, take it out on the bag. . . ." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z “I’m very sorry, Ophelia. Your daddy has gone to Heaven to be with Jesus. He was a good man, and a brave man, and some cowards in this town killed him because of it.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Baby Jesus knows what I said about wishing Father would never come back anymore, and Father is the preacher. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z "Jesus Christ, it’s against the rules," Sanders said. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z But she has the Sacred Heart of Jesus there, he thought, trying to reassure himself. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z We in high school could wear olive drab and campaign hats and learn the manual of arms from the physics teacher, but, Jesus Christ! East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z You take my hand And I feel grand Knowing you walking Hearing me talking I ain’t complaining Though maybe it’s raining When I’m with Jesus. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Jesus,” I say, jumping quickly out of his grip, away from the smell of him, again so close. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z “Bapu Gandhi? The boy is getting to be on affectionate terms with Gandhi? After Daddy Gandhi, what next? Uncle Jesus? And what’s this nonsense—has he really become a Muslim?” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Oh, Jesus, you pay my bail When they put me in that old jail. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z And why praise Jesus, since he let Khalil get shot in the first place? The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z I like Jesus and all, but I don't care too much for most of the other stuff in the Bible. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z We jumped from the bed, the twins crying, Mam moaning, Oh,Jesus, will we have no rest! Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “Jesus knows our sorrows. He tasted them. He drank from the bitter cup.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z ‘Many a day when I be plowing or working,’ Grandpapa said slowly, ‘I done thought and reasoned about the time when Jesus going to descend again to this earth. ’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z And I took a microphone and yelled out, “My name is N-n-nate F-f-foster, and this weekend I accepted Jesus Christ as my savior.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z “Well, the starets tells him about the Jesus Prayer first of all. ‘ Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Voices around her were shouting, “Lord Jesus! Lord Jesus!” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “But is medicine not a blessing from Jesus? And if Jesus gives us medicine and we do not take the medicine, are we not denying the grace that he has given us?” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z There were tears streaming down his cheeks as he sang, louder and louder: Glory to God and Jesus, too, One more soul got safe. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “A few, but Jesus, I kept thinking she was going to charge in on me!” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I want to be like Jesus, I was thinking as I went forward. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I had seen the next best thing to Jesus, my earthly groom. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Even though June and her mom don’t believe in Jesus, they still celebrate Christmas. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “So you’re just being polite. You don’t believe in Jesus Christ at all.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She was a big woman, and Ophie’s impression of her had always been of glamour, even as she taught the children about Jesus in Sunday school. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z ‘Jesus has a message for you at seven-fifteen tonight. You be here on time to hear His Word.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “I asked Jesus to save me my wife.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Even if they were society’s pariahs, they were going to be angels in a marble white heaven and sit on the right hand of Jesus, the Son of God. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z We’re talking overhead, he goes on, not someone making money for themselves, and when you consider what Jesus gave so that we could enjoy eternal life with him in Heaven . Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Not long after seeing the statue of Jesus, Enrique is alone on a hopper. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Another Kilgore Trout book there in the window was about a man who built a time machine so he could go back and see Jesus. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “You were supposed to be witnessing for Jesus to me,” Lydia murmured. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Mam tells us,That’s the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and I want to know why the man’s heart is on fire and why doesn’t He throw water on it? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Missus Wilhelmina would say that it’s blasphemy to think something like that, when clearly the world belongs to the Lord Jesus Christ. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “Good evening, Hazel Grace. Do you suppose you could find your way to the Literal Heart of Jesus around eight P.M.?” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z “It’s Jesus’s birthday, therefore that rule does not apply since it’s a clear violation of one of the Ten Commandments.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Jesus, says Grandma, ’tis a good thing you didn’t own that stable in Bethlehem or the Holy Family would still be wanderin’ the world crumblin’ with the hunger. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “Jesus, why’s it so hot in this house?” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z |
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