by Glenn A. Bautista
A mysterious experience at dawn having waken up, perhaps, for a good reason. David, my son, was awakened too and witnessed this visual experience. This was a 3D experience and this 2D photo doesn’t really capture the moment but merely gives you an idea.
I was somewhat suddenly awake, catching myself to have slept on my right side, the right side of my head on my pillow and saw this picture of Mary at first, then Jesus after a few moments.
It was nothing but a piece of scarf wrapped in plastic, remnants of scarves I designed for Ms. Billy Lim, lit by a ten-watt bulb serving as nite-light while we slept.
Strangely so, even at three in the morning, David, my 17-year old son was also awake and shared those precious moments with me deciphering the images presented to us. David’s version was different. It was Jesus he saw first, then Mary. I then decided to take photos of this seemingly common but uncommon manifestations of Jesus and Mary.
At my Photos gallery , is the same photo rotated vertically to have a better view of the image(s). The unplugged electric fan’s cord plug and the light that came from the night-light created the right eye shadow illusion, the forehead’s frown lines and the hood if it was Jesus, or veil, if it was Mary. The nose, upper and lower lips are mere reflections of the nite-lite on the plastic wrap. The head is the scarf’s bulk or mass outlining the entire head.
I entitled this little story as “Out of God’s Grace” because I thought God has already left me since a lot of untoward incidents had been happening to me and my family these past months. Or, perhaps, he wants me to understand something, some painful but meaningful realizations.
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A mysterious experience at dawn having waken up, perhaps, for a good reason. David, my son, was awakened too and witnessed this visual experience. This was a 3D experience and this 2D photo doesn’t really capture the moment but merely gives you an idea.
