Monthly Archives: August 2026

You Are the Hands

From https://daylesford.org/the-season-of-lent-a-time-to-change/ :

There is an old saying, “Christ has no hands but ours.” During a bombing riad by Allied Forces in World War II a statue of Jesus was hit. The head, arms, and other parts of the statue of Jesus were blown off. After the war was over, the German people came out and attempted to find the pieces of statue and begin the repair. Under the rubble they found the head of Jesus and other pieces but the arms of Jesus that were on the statue could not be found. The people decided to place a plaque with the surviving parts of the statue and part of the saying reads “I have no hands but yours to do my work today.” The words on the plaque continue. “I have no feet but your feet to lead men on the way. I have no tongue but your tongue to tell men how I died. I have no help but your help to lead them to my side.”

Every one of us, regardless of what we believe or do not believe can learn from this example: if we want compassion in the world, if we want love in the world, if we want peace in the world, it is up to us to be active in bringing those things to pass.