While driving back from Washington D.C. about a year ago, I received a phone call from work. It was from our Director of Public Relations.  She called and said, “Guess what happened today?”  My immediate, from the gut, response was, “Let me guess, the Virgin Mary appeared on the hospital.”  She paused then said, “Did someone already call you?” My response was a disclaimer.  Well, apparently, one of our patients was at the registration area in the middle of the connecting corridor when she looked out the window and exclaimed that there was something on the rise of the step.   She exclaimed, “Look, it’s Jesus!”  She said, “Look out there on the rise of the step, it’s the face of Jesus.”  When Gloria, our registration professional, looked outside, she responded with a knowing smile.

At first we were afraid that the hospital would be filled with pilgrims there to see the face of God.  Then, we were afraid that it wouldn’t be.  Well, it made the local TV news, and numerous people came by to look at the face in the cement, but it all died down in a very short amount of time.  Is it really some type of miracle?  Did it appear in the concrete to send a message?  Is it Jesus?  Mohammed?  Or is it just a collection of shadings on the concrete that appeared over time?  If you look closely, you’ll see the eyes, eyebrows, nose, and mouth. Our patient says that you can even see a crown of thorns.  Your call.  Just more fun.

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