Corrie Ten Boom (1892-1983) was a Dutch Christian writer. During World War II, she hid in her home many Jewish people to escape from the Nazis. When she was eventually caught, she was sent to the concentration camp in Ravensbrück. She survived the war and spent many years speaking and lecturing about her ordeal. She also was given an honorary degree, and was asked if it was difficult for her to remain humble with so many people praising her. She responded by saying ‘when Jesus entered Jerusalem on Palm Sunday and the people spread clothes and palms on the floor, could you imagine the donkey carrying Jesus and thinking that all the fuss was for him? If I could be that donkey, I will praise him and God forever.’
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