A photo and the real thing

When I became a Roman Catholic in London in 1973, my sponsor,a Sacred Heart nun called Sister Mary Gutridge, gave me a photograph of a crucifix that had been made by her brother-in-law, sculptor Philip Lindsay-Clark. I put the photo away and more-or-less forgot about it. Some 19 years later I returned to the UK, having lived overseas with my family for some years. We decided to settle in Chichester, but, sadly, my husband had a fatal accident on our return. While he was dying in hospital I went along to the local Catholic church, which I did not know, and was struck immediately by the familiar appearance of the crucifix hanging over the door. I made enquiries and discovered that it was indeed by Philip Lindsey-Clark. Back home I dug out the picture I'd been given so long before - on the back was the location of the original , St Richard's Catholic Church, Chichester. I have always been struck by the strength of this coincidence.