MORAL STORIES

THE STATUE WITHOUT A LIMB

A beautiful statue of Lord Jesus was carved in marble by a world-renowned sculptor of Italy. It was shipped to England to be erected on top of a famous church. It depicted the risen Christ with both arms raised to bless the world. On the way, the ship encountered a severe storm and the statue fell down on the deck, breaking its right hand.

When the damaged statue reached the port every one was in tears. The young vicar made a suggestion, which was soon accepted by all. Thus the statue was erected near the entrance to the church, with a board fixed to the broken hand. The board read thus: “Child, give me your arms”.

The statue conveys a meaningful message to every visitor, that today Jesus needs our arms - that is - our hands, our feet and our service to spread His gospel of love to the whole world around us.

By: Dr. Babu Philip, Professor, Cochin University of Science & Technology, Fine Arts Avenue, Kochi-682016, Kerala, India.

This is Story No. 13 in this site. Please click ‘Older Post’ at the bottom of this page to read previous stories and click 'Newer Post' at the bottom of this page to read newer stories in this site. Please click on a word in the 'Story Themes' to read stories on that theme.