Original Hand Painting of No Hands But Yours (6)
5X7 Oil on canvas
Unframed
by Lena Phillips
Our hands with their delicate touch, their firm grip and their exquisite sense of feeling are profound extensions of ourselves. There is a church in San Diego not far from the San Diego zoo that has a statue of Christ on its grounds. Many years ago, the hands of that statue were broken off by vandals. The parish considered replacing the hands but ultimately decided instead to add a plaque to the bottom of the statue that read simply, "I have no hands but yours".
We know the work of our Savior - He has declared it directly. "This is my work and my glory to bring to pass the immortality of man." (Moses 1:39) He has a pathway for each of us that will lead us, in time, back to his presence along side His Father, but in traveling that pathway, we will quickly recognize that there are times when we need help. When another child of our Heavenly Father has to reach over and with their delicate or strong hands, they help us. And there are other times when we are the ones that need to be the hands of a loving Savior here on earth and reach out to those around us.
"When saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me." (Matthew 25:37-40)
He has no hands here on earth but ours. So as you consider your hands and their divine elegant design recognize that they can be an extension, not just of yourself, but of your Savior who sees and loves those in need, but needs your hands to convey that love.
Written by Phil Stevens
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