The shape of a grasshopper...
Illustration
The shape of a grasshopper is carved in the marble of an Exchange Building in London. Years before a woman walked along a path in the woods of northern England. She abandoned a baby, putting it under a shrub. Later that same day, a boy came along the path. Near the place where the baby was, this boy saw an unusually big grasshopper. As he tried to catch the grasshopper, it jumped across the path. The boy chased it. He dropped to his knees and cupped his hands to capture it. Then he saw and heard the abandoned baby. He took the baby home to his parents. The baby grew up and became a well-known banker in London. When he had a large exchange building erected for his business, he had the form of a grasshopper carved into the marble. The grasshopper in the marble was a reminder of how God had helped him. Like that grasshopper, the Sabbath day observance has been carved into our religious tradition because it has helped people over the centuries to remember God.
- Chinn
- Chinn
