Jesus 'seen' in telephone pole

An image of Jesus Christ on the cross has been “seen” in a telephone pole covered in vines next to a motorway in Louisiana.

The resemblance was reported by drivers on Highway 26 in rural Jeff Davis parish.

One of them, Rickey Navarre, told US television station KPLC: “It just caught my eye. I said to myself that sure looks like an image of Jesus hanging from the telephone pole.

“He might just be telling us something, you know, 'I’m looking over you, I’m going to answer your prayers.’” Local officials were less inspired by religious fervour when they saw the pole and decided it was a safety hazard.

They said the vines were close to high voltage wires and had already been earmarked for cutting before their potential religious significance emerged.

After news of the potential symbolism of the pole came to light the officials acted even more quickly, in case someone tried to climb it to be closer to Jesus.

Mike Heinen, a local electrical manager, told KPLC: “We were getting to that one but since it had such notoriety we went and cleared it up today.

“For public safety concerns we don’t want anybody trying to climb the pole or trying to touch the vines.” He said a church might be a better place to go looking for Jesus.

“For public safety concerns we don’t want anybody trying to climb the pole or trying to touch the vines.”

With Debbie Boone singing "You Light Up My Life" playing in the background...

I know Lott’s wife turned into a pillar of salt, and my Mom’s turned into a telephone pole, but I doubt if .....oh, never mind.....

6 posted on 09/06/2010 4:29:04 PM PDT by G Larry (Democrats: expediting the Destruction of America, before they lose power...)

7 posted on 09/06/2010 4:31:49 PM PDT by Popman (Obama. First Marxist to turn a five year Marxist plan into a 4 year administration.)

FROM LEFT: Lucha Libre wrestlers Renegado and Mr. Tempest look at an image of the Virgin Mary said to have appeared on a griddle at Las Palmas restaurant in Calexico. “I follow Our Lady of Guadalupe," Mr. Tempest said after the viewing. “This is amazing. It’s a true miracle.”

FESTIVAL OF APPARITIONS:

Pretzel Madonna
Funyun Madonna
Chocolate Madonna
Agate Stone Madonna

Tree stump Madonna
Another Tree stump Madonna
Madonna the Kudzu vine
Madonna inside a bar of soap
Madonna in a Grilled Cheese Sandwich
Madonna in a Grilled Cheese Sandwich, part 2
Madonna in a Grill
Madonna on a Cookie Sheet
Madonna in a Steam Iron
Madonna in a Beach Pebble
Madonna in a football-sized rock
Three virgins on one palm tree
Madonna in a hospital floor stain
Madonna on a wall, "beamed from the heavens" during a storm
Madonna in a Road Overpass Water Stain
Madonna in a Road Overpass Water Stain, part 2
Madonna on a Hospital Window, fading from view
Madonna on a Samoan church wall, promoting safe driving
Madonna on a Samoan church wall, ~~promoting safe driving~~ warning of an earthquake
Madonna and Jesus in Pancake

God in a Salami
Cross on a cow
Cross on an egg

Cheetos Jesus
Jesus on a Consecrated Wafer, at a Hospital Chapel
Jesus on a Laundry Room Door
Jesus in a Holy Land photo
Jesus in a Hospital Window
Jesus on a foggy truck window
Jesus in an MRI
Jesus on a Hillside
Jesus the Kudzu vine
Jesus in a wheat field
Jesus inside a jelly jar lid
Jesus in a burned fry pan
Jesus in a Ukraine factory wall stain
Jesus on a drainpipe stain
Jesus in a Seat Cushion
Jesus on the bottom of a Steam Iron, pt 1
Jesus on the bottom of a Steam Iron, pt 2
Jesus on a Bathroom Door
Jesus on a Toilet Seat's Bumper Sticker
Jesus in an 8th grader's thumbprint
Jesus in a comedian's spit-take

Mother Teresa, the Nun Bun
Mother Teresa on a coffee shop cutting board

Steven Spielberg's ET on a fence
Jesus in a Tortilla (THO)

Top five unexpected appearances of Jesus [Christ on a pancake, a Kit-Kat, a dog's bottom, and more!]
Make your own "Holy Toast"

8 posted on 09/06/2010 4:38:42 PM PDT by Alex Murphy ("Posting news feeds, making eyes bleed, he's hated on seven continents")

9 posted on 09/06/2010 4:45:17 PM PDT by kalee (The offences we give, we write in the dust; Those we take, we engrave in marble. J Huett 1658)

I stop by these posts from time to time to make what I hope is the obvious reminder: Nobody knows what Jesus looks like.

“For public safety concerns we don’t want anybody trying to climb the pole or trying to touch the vines.” He said a church might be a better place to go looking for Jesus.

Unless you are in a hurry to meet Jesus personally...

11 posted on 09/06/2010 5:26:31 PM PDT by JRios1968 (The real first rule of Fight Club: don't invite Chuck Norris...EVER)

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