Christ has no Hands but Ours

After the Second World War, the townspeople of one devastated city in England were concerned about the restoration of a large statue of Jesus that had been symbolic of Christ's help and guidance for many generations. It had stood in the city square with hands outstretched in an attitude of invitation. The words carved on the pedestal read: "Come to me." Master artists and sculptors worked for months reassembling the figure. But not enough fragments from the hands could be found in the rubble to mend them. Finally someone suggested, "The sculptors can make new hands". The townspeople rejected the proposal. "Leave him without hands!" they decided. Today, the restored statue of Christ stands in the square without hands. The words carved on the new pedestal read: "Christ has no hands but ours." Use your hands to do something good today!