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Jesus Found Inside Rocking Chair in Mission Viejo

Lou Balducci of Mission Viejo says this knot of wood inside a rocking chair resembles Jesus. He says it's making him reassess his life.

Never a religious man, Lou Balducci of Mission Viejo was shocked to find the image of Jesus Christ in his rocking chair, he told a Los Angeles news station.

He's owned the chair for 10 years, but only found Jesus last week, he said in an e-mail to the LA NBC affiliate.

"When I first saw the image, I didn't know what to think. As I thought about it, I was thinking that maybe it was a sign of some kind. But not being overly religious, I was a little confused," the news site quotes Balducci as saying.

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