{"id":4527,"date":"2010-06-16T20:19:14","date_gmt":"2010-06-16T20:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/deaconsbench\/2010\/06\/root-of-jesse-people-see-jesus-in-tree.html"},"modified":"2010-06-16T20:19:14","modified_gmt":"2010-06-16T20:19:14","slug":"root-of-jesse-people-see-jesus-in-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/deaconsbench\/2010\/06\/root-of-jesse-people-see-jesus-in-tree.html","title":{"rendered":"Root of Jesse: people see Jesus in tree"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nMaybe he’s in the tree because his eye is on the sparrow?<\/p>\n

I think it’s a stretch, myself, but people will see whoever they want, in whatever they want.<\/p>\n

From Connecticut: <\/a><\/p>\n

\nA Wallingford tree is attracting a steady stream of people to come and take a look at the mysterious image in its bark.<\/p>\n

The elm tree in front of 394 North Main Street has become a bit of a tourist attraction. Suddenly people are stopping to get a glimpse of what some people believe is the image of Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n

“I walk here all the time. Never thought of looking up, but if I looked up, I think I would’ve stopped and taken a look at it,” commented Carolyn Massoni of Wallingford.<\/p>\n

Massoni and her daughter Marylou McNamara wanted to see for themselves and they’re convinced there is something special there.<\/p>\n

“It’s definitely there,” said McNamara, also of Wallingford. “You can definitely see it.”<\/p>\n

“I think there could be something to it, just the way it’s formed,” Massoni added.<\/p>\n

The man who owns the house says he didn’t notice the face until just a few days ago when someone pointed it out to him. Now, he says it’s all he sees.<\/p>\n

“Oh, it’s kind of weird,” David Doolittle said. “I walk through the hallway of the house. I can see Him looking in at me. It’s like every move you make, you know.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There’s more at the link<\/a>, along with video and more pictures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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