El McMeen encourages us to listen for the "still, small voice"



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We now fast-forward to the summer of 2006. I had been obsessing on the human figure of Jesus. I had avoided movies on Jesus, because I didn't want the physical characteristics of any actor to dominate my thinking about Jesus. Yet, I really desired to have something of the physical side of Jesus to comprehend. It was important for me to try somehow to put myself back during His time on earth, to try to experience being in His presence.

I was soaking in our Jacuzzi (which is one of my usual places for revelation). As I looked out the window, I was stunned to see a leaf formation on the tree in the form of Jesus's head! How did I know? I just knew. The figure, moreover, was similar to some paintings of Jesus I had seen, although without the coiffed hair that detracts (to my mind) from some of the representations of Jesus. (After all, he walked miles and miles of dusty roads, and the Gospels don't record hair appointments in Capernaum.)

A moustache and small beard were clearly present, as were prominent eyebrows, and places for eyes; there was no representation of the nose or of the eyes. It was therefore incomplete, but it clearly was a gift to me.

After fixating on this for a while, I looked around, saying to myself "did I just make this up?" As my gaze swept across the trees, I was elated to see another powerful image. This time it was the distinct figure of a cross! Unlike the image of Jesus's face, the cross was outlined by the leaves and branches, rather than consisting of them.

I immediately got up and dictated a short CD to record this event. As a retired lawyer, I know the benefits of contemporaneous accounts of important matters. As I started to testify on this, I realized, to my astonishment, that the date was July 11, 2006-that is, the 11th day of the 7th month! For the significance of the numbers 7 and 11 to me, see my first article.

Those leaf formations lasted for months, and gave me great joy each time I looked at them. The leaves have since fallen, and the outline of the cross is gone. No matter. They contributed mightily to getting me over the issues I had on the earthly form of Jesus. What a great God!

In my next article, I will discuss the two other situations. CR

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