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The famous Danish sculptor Thorvaldsen had a burning ambition to create the greatest statue of Jesus ever made. He began by shaping a clay model of a regal figure with head thrown back and arms upraised in a gesture of triumph. It was his conception of Christ the King: strong... dominant. "This will be my masterpiece," he said, when the model was complete. But, in the night fog, much sea-spray seeped through a partially open window of his oceansicle studio. The moisture affected the shape of the model so that when the artist returned to the studio in the morning he was shocked to find that the head had drooped, the facial expression had been transformed from severity to compassion, and the arms had dropped into an attitude of welcome. The sculptor stared at the figure, agonizing over the time wasted and the need to begin all over again. But something came over him to change his mood. He began to see that this image of Christ was the truer one. Then he wrote at the base of the newly-shaped figure: "COME UNTO ME."  Quote this article on your site | Views: 471 | Print | E-mail
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Lectionary Passages for December 7th 2008
[Year B]
Second Sunday in Advent
Isaiah 40:1-11
Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13
Mark 1:1-8
2 Peter 3:8-15
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