Monday, August 26, 2002
Monday, August 26, 2002
May I never boast of anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by
which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.
For example, there was a man from Poland who sent $2 for "this beautiful symbol." He never
expected to see the statue himself, but at least he could dream about it.
There was a money order from a refugee camp in Thailand. Seventy-eight homeless
Vietnamese had passed the hat and come up with $114.19 as "our humble share for the
rehabilitation of her hundredth birthday."
"That one floored me," writes Iacocca. "These were people who had lost everything--everything
but hope. And the Lady was the symbol of that hope. They simply were pleading with us to
'keep the torch lit.'"
The Statue of Liberty. What a beautiful lady she is--an almost universal symbol of political
freedom. There is another symbol of freedom, however, far more important than the Statue of
Liberty in the total scheme of things. It is, of course, the cross on which Jesus Christ died.
(Galatians 6.14
NRSV)
In his book TALKING STRAIGHT Lee Iacocca shares some interesting stories about raising
funds for the 100th birthday celebration of the Statue of Liberty.
Dear Jesus, thank you for freeing my life from sin and giving me hope of eternal life with our
Father in heaven. Amen.
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