A king who desired to build a cathedral, forbade anyone from contributing anything, in order that the credit might be all his. A sign was placed on the site with the king’s name as builder. But that night, he saw in a dream an angel who came to erase his name, replacing his name with the name of a poor widow. This was repeated three times.
Awaking from the dream, the king summoned the woman and demanded what she had been doing. The trembling woman replied, “I love the Lord and longed to do something for His name and for the building of His church. Since I was forbidden to touch it in any way, I brought a wisp of hay for the horse that drew the stones.” So the wise king commanded her name be inscribed on the cathedral. (7, 700 Illustrations # 7599)