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By Karen Frantz
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Jenny was feeling sad her grandmother had passed away. Jenny’s mom told her that some day they would be together again. Jenny looked forward to that day. She knew her grandmother was with Jesus and that made her feel better.
It had been less than a year. Jenny missed her grandmother so much. She remembered going to spend the weekends with her. They sure had a lot of good times together.
Jenny was deep in her thoughts when her dad’s pick-up truck pulled into the driveway. It was loaded with furniture from Grandmother’s house. Jenny’s mom came out the back door and walked over to the back of the truck.
“Jenny, come look I have something to show you.”
Jenny ran over to the pick-up truck.
“Jenny, remember this wardrobe? It used to be mine, when I was growing up. Now it will be yours.”
Jenny remembered the large white wardrobe. It used to sit in the room she always stayed in when she spent the weekends at Grandmother’s.
They moved the chest into Jenny’s room. Jenny had a special feeling inside, like Grandmother was close by.
“Come here, Jenny, let me show you something that only I know about.”
Her mom opened the double doors and put her hand into the empty space. Jenny watched as her mom opened a small door in the back of the wardrobe. Then her mom eyes widened in surprise as she pulled her hand out of the darkness of the empty space. Clutched in her hand was what used to be a beautiful, sterling silver, heart shaped locket.
It had been given to her by her dad. It was black and tarnished. It wasn’t very beautiful now.
“Oh my, I forgot all about this. My dad gave me this on my twelfth birthday. It was very special to me. I broke the clasp and I hid it so no one would know.”
Jenny looked surprised, she asked. “What happened to it? Why is it black?”
“It is because of not being taken care of or cleaned. We’ll take it to the jeweler and have it cleaned and repaired. Jenny, I would like you to have it.”
Jenny hugged her Mom, “Thanks Mom, I’d like that.”
Two weeks later they got the locket from the jeweler. Jenny couldn’t believe her eyes. Was this the same locket? It was shiny and beautiful.
“Oh Mom, look how clean, shiny and beautiful it is.”
“You know Jenny, that locket reminds me of how our hearts look to God. When the locket was tarnishd and black, that's the way our hearts look before Jesus cleans them. After He cleans them they become shiny and beautiful in His sight. Just like this locket looks to us."
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