I have read that one of Denmark's leading sculptors had a consuming ambition to
sculpt the greatest stature of Jesus Christ ever made. He began by painstakingly
shaping a clay model of a triumphant, majestic figure. "This will be my
masterpiece," he stated on the day the model was completed.
However, during the night, a heavy fog rolled into the area and sea-spray seeped
into the sculptor's studio through a partially open window. In the morning, he
was shocked to see his model. The droplets of moisture that had formed on the
statue created the illusion of bleeding. The head had drooped. The facial
expression had melted into compassion. The arms drooped and expressed welcome.
The artist was horrified and was aghast at having to start all over again.
As he kept looking at his statue of the Savior, his thoughts began to take a
different shape. He realized that this image of Christ was much closer to
reality. He then wrote his caption and placed it under the figure: "Come unto
me!"
Indeed, that is the call of Jesus to each of us today, "Come unto me."
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