Feb 12, 2008 12:29 pm US/Eastern
Man Finds Jesus On Piece Of Jersey Pine
WWJD - What 'Wood' Jesus Do?
BENSALEM, Pa. (CBS) ―
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A Pennsylvania woodworker found a tree stump with what he says is an image of Jesus ascending to heaven.
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A Pennsylvania woodworker said he found Jesus in a tree stump. Some are calling the find a piece of "divine pine," reports CBS station KYW-TV in Philadelphia.
Next time you take a good look at a tree, you might wonder if it is harboring a divine message from the heavens.
Protectively wrapped in a piece of ostrich leather is what Craig O'Connor calls a slab of a New Jersey pine tree he cut down in a friend's yard in January 2007.
The image O'Connor saw in the remaining stump stopped him in his tracks.
"When I seen it, I was just in awe, I think it's Jesus, Jesus' head … it looks like he is ascending into heaven," O'Connor said.
O'Connor is a woodworker who lives in Bensalem, Pa., about 18 miles northeast of Philadelphia. He makes unique table tops from trees, but he said the image is over the top.
"The halo is the center of the tree," O'Connor said.
Some people say timing is everything and Craig said he was destined to find the slab when he did. If the tree had continued to grow, the image would have spread and disappeared.
The question now is what to do with the unusual discovery.
"I put it on eBay, I got a $500 hit right away, but I took it right off," O'Connor said.
Craig said as a Catholic, he feels a little guilty for wanting to sell it for more money, but he thinks it's very valuable.
"One hundred grand, they got $28,000 for a grilled cheese sandwich," O'Connor said. "One hundred grand for a piece of beautiful New Jersey pine with a picture of Jesus Christ ascending to heaven."
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