Madonna and Child

Today's cross is taken from a rock formation we've been seeing every day for the last two weeks. When the sun starts to swing toward the west in the afternoon and into the evening, the shadows on this spike of rock transform it from a hunk of stone into a sculpted statue of Mary holding baby Jesus. You can't see Mary in my cross, but you can in the collection of photos below.

Mary is facing the setting sun, her left hand around the baby's bottom, her right hand extended upwards supporting his head and neck. She's wearing a robe with a yellow scarf around her head.

We're wondering: are we the first to have seen her? Once you see her, it's impossible NOT to see her.

It's possible to go through life and never see the hand of God at work. But once you become aware of God, it's impossible to NOT see God in everything.

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