"Miracle Amid the Destruction": Wildfire Destroys Everything But Jesus Statue

The recent wildfires in the southeastern United States have been devastating, with lives lost, countless homes destroyed, and thousands of acres burned.

But in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, amid the rubble, people found what some are calling a “miracle amid the destruction”: a statue of Jesus Christ, covered in ashes and soot, that was the only thing left standing in a home that was burned to the ground.

Here are some pictures:

And here’s a video of the wreckage (you can see the Jesus statue at 0:31):

Do you think it’s a sign? Let us know in the comments!

[See also: “Our Lady of the Rockies”: The Miraculous Story Behind Montana’s 90-ft Statue of Mary]

[See also: 19 of the Most Breathtakingly Beautiful Statues of Our Lady]