The Second Plumbing: Woman spots Jesus on a drainpipe. A nurse believes she has received a sign from God after spotting what she claims is an image of Jesus in a creosote stain on her garden drainpipe.
Alex Cotton, 38, has dubbed the miraculous image 'The Second Plumbing' and has even invited the Pope to come and inspect the vision for himself.
Miss Cotton first noticed the image after returning home from watching a football match with friends.
Alex Cotton, 38, has dubbed the miraculous image 'The Second Plumbing' and has even invited the Pope to come and inspect the vision for himself.
Miss Cotton first noticed the image after returning home from watching a football match with friends.
Christ on a pipe: Alex Cotton proudly shows off the image of Jesus that appeared on the guttering in her garden
While the group chatted in the garden, Miss Cotton told her friends Graham Morriss, 33, and Alan Downer, 40, that she could see a striking resemblance to the Messiah in the stain.
Mr Morriss said: 'We were just sitting around, having a good chinwag at about 10pm and suddenly Alex said: "There's Jesus on the drainpipe!".
'No one believed her at first but we all crouched down to get a look and started to get quite excited about it.
'We were all amazed. We were just chewing the fat, as you do and then the Messiah turned up.'
Mr Morriss said: 'We were just sitting around, having a good chinwag at about 10pm and suddenly Alex said: "There's Jesus on the drainpipe!".
'No one believed her at first but we all crouched down to get a look and started to get quite excited about it.
'We were all amazed. We were just chewing the fat, as you do and then the Messiah turned up.'
Miss Cotton, from Coventry, West Midlands, said: 'When I pointed it out to them their first reaction was just, "Wow". They were absolutely stunned.
'It's quite obvious but sometimes it takes a couple of minutes to see it, a bit like an ink blot test.
Sent to Coventry? Will Pope Benedict XVI accept Miss Cotton's invitation to inspect the image of Christ?
'Some people can see him straightaway and other people can't, I guess it's just a question of faith.
'But it's quite clearly him; it's got his crown of thorns and his beard. It couldn't be anyone else but Jesus.
'God only knows why he chose my drainpipe to appear on, but I hope this means I won't have floods of pilgrims flocking to my house after this.'
It was hoped that Pope Benedict XVI would hold an open-air mass at Coventry airport when he makes a visit to the UK in September.
However, earlier this month plans for the city visit were shelved in favour of a service at nearby Birmingham.
And Miss Cotton believes Jesus' sudden appearance may be a message for the pontiff, telling him to reconsider his choice.
She said: 'I was disappointed the Pope chose Birmingham over us. Perhaps it's a sign he should be visiting Coventry instead.
'Then at least I would have something to show him. He'd be more than welcome to pop round for a cup of tea and take a look at my drainpipe.'
Martin Sheppard from Coventry's Anglican diocese said: 'The world is full of signs that bring to mind the person and closeness of God.
'Sometimes these appear by chance and sometimes they appear by nature.
'But if it increases people's awareness of God and Jesus Christ then praise the Lord.
'What we are looking at here is people recognising a specific style of artistic resemblance.
'As far as I'm aware, this is the first time someone has spotted an image of Jesus Christ in Coventry.' ( dailymail.co.uk )
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