If you’re a Christian in Sabah, maybe you’ve received the SMS about the so-called appearance of a cross on a coconut leaf, just like what happened in Palembang, Indonesia last Easter. It made it to the Daily Express today but they haven’t got the balls to publish the pictures. Only people praying and taking pictures of the tree.

My mom asked me to go there and take the pictures/videos but I declined. She’s down with flu so she can’t go. Anyway, a few pictures managed to find its way to my inbox so here I am publishing them.

salib pokok kelapa keningau
Cross or not? I think it’s just a case of pareidolia – a phenomenon involving a vague and random stimulus (often an image or sound) being perceived as significant. You can check out another pareidolia – the face of a monster on a pinang tree here.

2 more pictures after the jump.

salib pokok kelapa keningau

salib pokok kelapa keningau

To be honest, there’s nothing to get excited about over these pictures – I *think* I see a cross and no, I don’t see Mother Mary. Alamak – I have too many sins to be able to see kah? Hehehe.

Since people are still making their way there, maybe it’s only visible to the naked eye. If you have any better pictures, then please send them over.

If you look at the pictures on DE, people were seen seriously praying (I hope not praying to the tree though). If this “appearance” convinces people to pray more then that’s a good thing. Hopefully someone wanted to commit murder changes his mind when he passes that tree.

If someone starts shouting “THE END IS NIGH” and run around converting people, then that is bad. I hope everyone just be cautious and keep our feet firmly on the ground.

Is God trying to tell us something? Well God has been trying to tell us a lot of things since the earth was born – but we are not listening. I tend to look at the little miracles and ordinary things around my life to know what He’s saying. Bah don’t mean to sound preachy.

You can see more pictures of the Indonesian version here.

——– UPDATED ———-
Pictures sent by Mimi
mother mary salib keningau

salib keningau

——– UPDATED 10 June ———-
Visit the following links for some more pictures
http://stories-from-keningau.blogspot.com/
http://mikestation.blogspot.com/2007/06/that-tree-in-keningau.html
http://bengodomon.com/2007/06/08/coconut-trees-miracle-at-patikang-ulu-keningau/