"Now close by the church, past which Piccola often romped in her play, there stood a mass of old gray stone, carved with quaint figures that told of the life of Jesus. Stiff and queerly fashioned were the figures, but they had been carved by those who loved the story, and Piccola loved it too.  As she carefully traced out all the tale, she said to herself with a heart full of reverence:

'It was Jesus who taught men to know the good God as their Father, to let His Goodness shine in their hearts, and to love one another.'"

So…Piccola had no thought but that all the earth must rejoice." 

 -American Cardinal Readers book 3