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Kneeling to See His Eyes

Copenhagen is a nice city and there are many things to see there. But if I could only spend one hour in Copenhagen, the place I'd go again would be the Church of Our Lady. That's where the great Thorvaldsen statues are. When you walk into the church, it's very dim. But after you're there for a few minutes, you begin to see the statues. They're carved out of cold stone, but they look like warm, living personalities--so warm they melt your heart.

One statue of Christ stands with his arms extended. I walked up to that statue, and as I looked, I thought, He has his eyes closed. He must be at prayer. A man who sat in the front pew said to me, "You have to get on your knees to see his eyes." I got down on my knees and looked up, and there was such grace and mercy and compassion in those eyes that it was almost more than I could bear.

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