Midnight Jesus : Oasis Audio : 9781613757475 : 1613757476 : 13 Oct 2015 : It's three A.M. in the side yard of a shack in the worst part of town. I&;ve got a dirty-faced baby on my hip and there&;s a pit bull standing on the septic tank in the next yard over, barking his head off. My patient sits on the hood of her ex-husband&;s lowrider, smoking a cigarette and dumping her pills into a mud hole by the right front tire. Airbrushed across the hood of the car is a cross-eyed Jesus with open arms. She lays her hand on top of his as the still-hot engine ticks. Through tears she pleads, &;Help me, Jesus, please.&;The dog is silent. Sirens approach. &;Just breathe,&; I tell her. &;Everything&;s gonna be all right.&; The baby fidgets, resting her head against me, staring up into my eyes. I raise one finger and she holds it tight. I fumble for the words again. &;Just breathe.&; Midnight Jesus shares fascinating, bizarre, and sometimes hilarious true-life stories of everyday people looking for h