Christ has no hands but...
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Christ has no hands but our hands; he has no voice but our voice to speak his word.
Martin Luther realized that and acted on it. At the beginning of the Reformation, Martin
of Basel came to a knowledge of the truth, but afraid to make a public confession, he
wrote on a leaf of parchment, "O most merciful Christ, I know that I can be saved only by
the merit of thy suffering for me. I love thee! I truly love thee!"
Then he removed a stone from the wall of his chamber and hid it there. It was not discovered for more than 100 years. About the same time, Martin Luther found the truth as it is in Christ. He said, "My Lord has confessed me before men. I will not shrink from confessing him before kings." We know what followed, that today it reveres the memory of Luther, but as for Martin of Basel, who cares or ever heard of him?
Then he removed a stone from the wall of his chamber and hid it there. It was not discovered for more than 100 years. About the same time, Martin Luther found the truth as it is in Christ. He said, "My Lord has confessed me before men. I will not shrink from confessing him before kings." We know what followed, that today it reveres the memory of Luther, but as for Martin of Basel, who cares or ever heard of him?
