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Carrying his cross
by Outspoken on Sun Dec 23, 2007 6:28 am
Carrying his cross
Waterville man has been dispensing blessings for 40 years
By AMY CALDER
Staff Writer Morning Sentinel
WATERVILLE -- John Lewis trudges through the snow along Western Avenue, waving his wooden cross as cars whiz by.
"I've got to bless this home," he says, stopping in front of a large white house and raising his cross to the upper windows. "I ask the Lord to protect it from evil."
It is windy and very cold, with temperatures dipping into the lower teens. Children walking home from school pass Lewis and say "hello."
"Now, look," he says to a young boy. "You should be wearing a hat."
"I know," the child replies. "Merry Christmas."
"Merry Christmas."
Lewis, 65, has been walking the streets of Waterville for 40 years, blessing people and warning them that judgment day is coming if they don't wake up.
"I spread love," he said. "There's so much hate in this country. People should love one another."
Earlier, on a walk through downtown, he stopped by House of Pizza and raised the cross.
"God bless that place," he said. "They've been so good to me. They give me free soda and they give me free pizza. That's Angelo, who owns it."
http://morningsentinel.mainetoday.com/news/local/4580627.html
Waterville man has been dispensing blessings for 40 years
By AMY CALDER
Staff Writer Morning Sentinel
WATERVILLE -- John Lewis trudges through the snow along Western Avenue, waving his wooden cross as cars whiz by.
"I've got to bless this home," he says, stopping in front of a large white house and raising his cross to the upper windows. "I ask the Lord to protect it from evil."
It is windy and very cold, with temperatures dipping into the lower teens. Children walking home from school pass Lewis and say "hello."
"Now, look," he says to a young boy. "You should be wearing a hat."
"I know," the child replies. "Merry Christmas."
"Merry Christmas."
Lewis, 65, has been walking the streets of Waterville for 40 years, blessing people and warning them that judgment day is coming if they don't wake up.
"I spread love," he said. "There's so much hate in this country. People should love one another."
Earlier, on a walk through downtown, he stopped by House of Pizza and raised the cross.
"God bless that place," he said. "They've been so good to me. They give me free soda and they give me free pizza. That's Angelo, who owns it."
http://morningsentinel.mainetoday.com/news/local/4580627.html
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