Bank worker saved from fire by divine intervention finds Jesus in his frying pan

dailymail.co.uk ^ | March 11, 2010 | Carol Driver

[Free ThinkerNY]

When Toby Elles fell asleep while cooking a late-night snack, it really was a case of divine intervention that saved his bacon.

The 22-year-old was 'miraculously' woken after an hour as his lounge filled with smoke – and quickly had the revelation that he had left a frying pan on a hob.

While saying his prayers, the bank worker scraped the remains of crispy bacon rashers from the pan, but could not believe the vision that appeared before him - Jesus Christ staring back at him.

The image, burnt into the base of the pan, shows eyes and a nose as well as the distinctive beard and long hair of the son of God.

‘It’s some kind of miracle’, the Halifax Bank cashier from Salford, Lancaster, said.

His culinary efforts may have been burnt to a crisp but Mr Elles said being saved from meeting the man upstairs was well worth it.

He added: ‘I fell asleep cooking some bacon and it had burnt this face on to the pan.

‘If it wasn't for the smoke it could have been a very bad situation, perhaps someone's looking over me.

[JoeProBono]

[Free ThinkerNY]

Hallelujah! It’s a miracle! LOL!

[timeflies]

That looks so fake!

[dayglored]

Looks more like Frank Zappa.

[Slings and Arrows]

I really don't think that I can add anything to that headline.

[ApplegateRanch]

I'm not sure it looks like Jesus...my only Polaroid of Him has faded over the centuries.

OTOH, that face bears a marked resemblance to one I have seen much more recently...

[MaryFromMichigan]

Bless his heart...

[TheOldLady]

Sniff... sniff... mmm, bacon!

[BJClinton]

Looter Guy saved him!

[JRios1968]

ping

[martin_fierro]

whoa.

[Fresh Wind]

Is that pan on eBay yet?

[Slings and Arrows]

Yum, bacon!

[*glances nervously upwards for any lightning bolts homing in on his Jewish @$$*]

[Salem]

"Yum, bacon!

[*glances nervously upwards for any lightning bolts homing in on his Jewish @$$*]"

ROTFL!!

Slings, you're something else.

[Slings and Arrows]

I have to be careful. I’m not sure my health insurance covers dielectric breakdown.

[giotto]

Never let a good crisis go to waste. It’s obvious what happened. Ellis probably really did burn his bacon, but when he started scouring it with a Brillo pad, he noticed that it looked like a face, so he just “helped” it a little.