A sign from the Divine

Becky - posted on 12/23/2010

Today, I braved the insanity of the malls 2 days before Christmas with my 2 young children. In a full parking lot, I got a parking spot just steps from the entrance (and no, it wasn't handicapped!). Now that, mes amies, is a sign! Someone up there loves me, or my stars are aligning right, or I just have awesome timing, whatever you want to believe! ;)

Jenn - posted on 12/23/2010

I do believe in God but wouldn't have thought twice about it - it just looks like a piece of wood to me. I can't say I believe in all those signs that people think they see. Then again I do sometimes wonder if the voice in my head that answers my own questions is God talking to me. OK - go ahead and call me a loon now LOL!!!

Desiree - posted on 12/23/2010

Just the sun rising, a bird singing, a child's laughter and a granny's stories are signs from the divine in themselves so why should we look for more. If we look closer to our homes see mircles every singles day just by being mother we see and notice them we don't need strangers to show us things we already know exist.

LaCi - posted on 12/23/2010

I don't see anything "christ-like" on that piece of wood. I see a fisherman with a lantern.

I will say it's pretty. And I like it. Just like I enjoy looking at clouds and saying *That one looks like...*

Sapphire - posted on 12/23/2010

OK, here's the silliness of it. Why is it that Christian images are always being reported in food or objects? Oh look, it's Jesus in the wood, or the Virgin Mary in a potato chip, or another Christian symbol on a paint a rock formation? I just never hear of the Budda embedded into a piece of wheat bread.

Shannen - posted on 12/23/2010

Jamie i agree with your hubby thats more of what i saw. A sign? Not IMO but i think it looks really awesome.

Charlie - posted on 12/23/2010

Looks more like the grim reaper .

I had a lady carrot and a man carrot once anatomically correct too .

Jaime - posted on 12/23/2010

...Holy crap that is such an awesome picture D:

At first I was gonna go all spiritualist on this and talk about how we take all the little things for granted and then decided I'd actually look at the link and was blown away.

Dood, I would sooooo not sell that. I'd keep that for forever, just because it's beautiful. Nature's artistry. So freaking awesome!

Hubby says it looks like someone casting a spell. Whatever, I say it's pretty awesome whatever that tree wanted to portray! I also think it's pretty damn awesome that the lines of the tree are all focusing to the center, to the figure's "chest". What in the world happened to it for it to grow like that? Trees aren't supposed to do that...How odd.

I hope it wasn't someone using a wood-burner to fool people. But the tree's age lines aren't right...

I don't consider it a sign. It's just freaking wicked awesome to me :D

Becky - posted on 12/22/2010

No, I wouldn't see this as a sign. A sign of what, anyway?

Cassie - posted on 12/22/2010

I'm a Christian and while I would see this and think that it was really interesting, unique, and out of the ordinary, I would never look at it as a sign or become overly excited about it. Would I snap a picture? yeah. Would I show it to others? yeah. Would I view it as a life changing sign? No.

I think God gives us much more inspirational and important "signs" in everyday life, through our family, friends, and our normal surroundings. IMO, he speaks to us through our joys, heartaches, triumphs, and failures, not through images in a log.

Ooo - posted on 12/22/2010

Meh. I wish more people would get excited about God's revelation in his word than worrying about a bunch of shapes. I don't view shapes as proof of anything. I had a heart shaped potatoe once, it was just a shape to me.

I don't think many Christians would take this as being anymore than what it is. I don't want to offend anyone, but I get the impression that there is more excitement about this sort of thing in traditional catholic communities.

Sharon - posted on 12/22/2010

I do believe in god or at least a higher power & I believe there are little signs. Logic tells me that sometimes, one thing will look like another thing but when you believe? Then its a sign. Its a bit contradictory but if sometimes one thing can look like another by accident then why can't it sometimes be a sign from above too?

Tara - posted on 12/22/2010

It all looks fake to me.
I can't believe it is being taken as as sign of any kind, to me it's a sign that someone is pretty good with a wood burning kit and it's also a sign that people will see and believe what they want to, regardless of fact.
:)

Jessica - posted on 12/22/2010

I take signs from nature and life and interpret them daily, although I am kinda with Jessica on this one....looks more like the Death holding his scythe. Just remember, Death doesn't always mean impending doom! Its usually a sign of change..one thing ending (therefore the death of) and something new beginning! :)

Jessica - posted on 12/22/2010

Dude that is a cool looking picture on the log! I don't think it looks very Christ-like, just my opinion. It almost looks like the grim reaper, holding some kind of staff. LOL!

I can see how one might gain personal spiritual inspiration from seeing things like this, but I don't think its the kind of thing you can show to the world as "proof" of some sort. If it means something to you and reinforces your own beliefs that's one thing, I'm not going to tell you your experience is not valid. But personally, for example while I think the log picture is pretty cool to just happen naturally, it doesn't seem like anything more than a coincidence... and the fire, well, just looks like a picture of a fire to me.

Jenny - posted on 12/22/2010

I saw a cloud that looked like a turtle the other day *shrug*