The Second Plumbing: Woman 位置／汚点／見つけ出すs Jesus on a drainpipe

By Daily Mail Reporter
Updated: 08:08 BST, 1 July 2010

A nurse believes she has received a 調印する from God after spotting what she （人命などを）奪う，主張するs is an image of Jesus in a creosote stain on her garden drainpipe.

Alex Cotton, 38, has dubbed the miraculous image 'The Second Plumbing' and has even 招待するd the ローマ法王 to come and 検査／視察する the 見通し for hims elf.

行方不明になる Cotton first noticed the image after returning home from watching a football match with friends.

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Christ on a 麻薬を吸う: Alex Cotton proudly shows off the image of Jesus that appeared on the guttering in her garden

While the group chatted in the garden, 行方不明になる Cotton told her friends Graham Morriss, 33, and Alan Downer, 40, that she could see a striking resemblance to the Messiah in the stain.

Mr Morriss said: 'We were just sitting around, having a good chinwag at about 10pm and suddenly Alex said: "There's Jesus on the drainpipe!".?

'No one believed her at first but we all crouched 負かす／撃墜する to get a look and started to get やめる excited about it.

'We were all amazed. We were just chewing the fat, as you do and then the Messiah turned up.'?

行方不明になる Cotton, from Coventry, West Midlands, said: 'When I pointed it out to them their first reaction was just, "Wow". They were 絶対 stunned.

'It's やめる obvious but いつかs it takes a couple of minutes to see it, a bit like an 署名／調印する blot 実験（する）.

Sent to Coventry? Will ローマ法王 Benedict XVI 受託する 行方不明になる Cotton's 招待 to 検査／視察する the image of Christ?

'Some people can see him straightaway and other people can't, I guess it's just a question of 約束.

'But it's やめる 明確に him; it's got his 栄冠を与える of thorns and his 耐えるd. It couldn't be anyone else but Jesus.

'God only knows why he chose my drainpipe to appear on, but I hope this means I won't have floods of 巡礼者s flocking to my house after this.'?

It was hoped that ローマ法王 Benedict XVI would 持つ／拘留する an open-空気／公表する 集まり at Coventry airport when he makes a visit to the UK in September.

However, earlier this month 計画（する）s for the city visit were 棚上げにするd in favour of a service at nearby Birmingham.

And 行方不明になる Cotton believes Jesus' sudden 外見 may be a message for the pontiff, telling him to 再考する his choice.

She said: 'I was disappointed the ローマ法王 chose Birmingham over us. Perhaps it's a 調印する he sh ould be visiting Coventry instead.

'Then at least I would have something to show him. He'd be more than welcome to pop 一連の会議、交渉／完成する for a cup of tea and take a look at my drainpipe.'?

ツバメ Sheppard from Coventry's Anglican diocese said: 'The world is 十分な of 調印するs that bring to mind the person and closeness of God.

'いつかs these appear by chance and いつかs they appear by nature.

'But if it 増加するs people's 認識／意識性 of God and Jesus Christ then 賞賛する the Lord.

'What we are looking at here is people recognising a 明確な／細部 style of artistic resemblance.

'As far as I'm aware, this is the first time someone has spotted an image of Jesus Christ in Coventry.'