Posted on 12/28/2013 9:41:50 AM PST by Gamecock
SUNCOAST, Fla., Dec. 25 (UPI) -- A Florida man said he was shocked to discover an image of the Virgin Mary over the heart area of a homemade tie-dye T-shirt.
Tim Symonds of Suncoast said he regularly makes his own tie dye T-shirts and he was shocked recently to see an image on one of the shirts that appears to resemble the mother of Jesus, WWSB-TV, Sarasota, Fla., reported Wednesday.
"I have a basic idea of what the shirt's going to look like but I tell everyone God does the real art work because where the shirt folds and how the dye runs is up to him and it often makes different images," Symonds said.
"When I unfolded the shirt I noticed mother Mary was in the center of one the shirts by the heart," Symonds said.
Symonds said his mother, Debbie, also spotted Mary on the shirt.
Stephen McConnell, the senior pastor at the Church of the Palms in Sarasota, said it is not impossible for holy images to show up on everyday objects.
"I'm not one to judge. God shows up in many different ways and I think it's more important is what we do with it after we've had the experience" McConnell said.
Symonds said he does not yet know what he will do with his potentially holy T-shirt.
How would one know what Mary looks like? Are there any photographs or contemporary artwork?
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When I find myself dyeing some T-shirts
Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it bleed
And if I look into the mass of color
She is staring, right in front of me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it bleed
Let it bleed, let it bleed
Let it bleed, let it bleed
Whispering words of wisdom - let it bleed
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Mother of God
Mary looks like a dog...I was thinking she’d be more comely than that...
Looks like Smokey the Bear to me.
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