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In a pleasant, sunny valley surrounded by lofty mountains, lived a boy name Ernest. On the side of one of the mountains, in bold relief, nature had carved the features of a gigantic face. From the steps of his cottage, the boy used to gaze intently upon the stone face, for his mother had told him that some day a man would come to the valley who would look just like the Great Stone Face. His coming would bring joy and happiness to the entire community. "Mother," said the boy, "I wish that it could speak, for it looks so kind that its voice must be pleasant. If were to see a man with such a face, I should love him dearly." So, Ernest continued to gaze at the Great Stone Face for hours at a time. Several times the rumor spread that the long-looked-for benefactor was coming, but each time when the man arrived, the rumor proved to be false. In the meantime, Ernest had grown into manhood, doing good wherever he could. The people in the village loved him. Everyone was his friend. And as he became an old man, Ernest was still looking for the arrival of the long-expected one. One day a poet came into the valley. He had heard the prophecy about the Great Stone Face, and at evening, when the sun was setting, he saw Ernest talking to some people. As the last rays of light flooded the massive outlines on the distant mountainside, they fell on Ernest's face. The poet cried aloud, "Behold! Behold! Ernest himself is the likeness of the Great Stone Face." Then all the people looked, and sure enough, they saw that what the poet said was true. By looking daily at the Great Stone Face, Ernest had become like it. If we gaze intently on Jesus as our Teacher and Example, we will become more like Him. Nathaniel Hawthorne  Quote this article on your site | Views: 665 | Print | E-mail
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[Year B]
Second Sunday in Advent
Isaiah 40:1-11
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