We’ve all read about the JC Penney teapot that “looks like Hitler.”
I guess it’s no more of a stretch of the imagination than seeing the constellations of stars as people and creatures.
Then there are the people who see Jesus in a potato chip or Mary, His mother, on a piece of toast.
The ancients believed that their gods and legends were real, so they naturally expected to see evidence of them in the sky.
On the other hand, I suspect that no self-respecting (or even non self-respecting) neo-Nazi group would subliminally communicate via a teapot – especially from a main stream retailer.
Some people see the failings and shortfalls of others, and the differences that divide us. Others see potential and opportunity and how we share a common future.
Jesus saw the potential among the fishermen, tax collectors, prostitutes and lepers. Others saw their low social status, their failings and their sinfulness.
What do you see?
sfnowak 
Great sentence!:
On the other hand, I suspect that no self-respecting (or even non self-respecting) neo-Nazi group would subliminally communicate via a teapot – especially from a main stream retailer.
You make a very important point light-heartedly and succinctly.
I think God sees us as He intended us to be.