The Galvanized Gimp (4)

   
   "The Galvanized Gimp (4)"
   
   Jude was dragged throughout the house at night, by forces unseen.  They call it an aspect of sleep paralysis, but he saw the shadowy figures; plus, knew the history of psychiatry.  To stop the bullying, he would chant Saint Catherine's words:  "Jesus (God) is good."  Thus, they would depart.
   His mother stopped bringing him to the shrink, and had the Priest come over and distribute to the tormented adolescent the Body of Christ.  Jude was always relieved to touch God, so gently, and praised the Lord his refuge, getting Saint John's wings of an Eagle underneath his saved soul.
   His mother was aware that Saint Paul was right.  It is no man's fault, but tricked or threatened into becoming sinister by the fallen.  She trusted no physician save those armed with faith, and prayed without ceasing for the strength and steel of Jude.
   The day ignited with shimmering sunshine, and Jude cruised around on the driveway in his wheelchair, lighting himself up with the armor of God.