By the time I arrived, three other grandchildren already claimed her as "Grammy Biv". Regardless, she took time with each of us; the connection she and I shared was the jewelry box. She would take out fan shaped earrings an uncle brought back from Japan, a few little pins with rhinestones, and a beautiful old topaz ring. I was allowed to try on each piece and look at my reflection in the mirror over her dresser. Then we would put them all back in the little box. In my childish mind the rhinestones were diamonds, the earrings exotic treasures from a faraway land, and opening that box was a treat I relished!
Damascene Fan Brooch and Earrings
Then, in my teen-aged sophistication, I stopped asking to see the jewelry box. I was no longer a child and realized the jewelry box held only trinkets and nothing of real value.
When I first believed in Christ, opening His Word was a treat! Though He has follower's everywhere, He and I connected over the treasures that He shared with me in His Word. He showed me jewels of truth, pearls of wisdom and allowed me to try them on and see how different I looked!
Sometimes, we think we outgrow God's Word. It certainly doesn't seem very sophisticated in this age of technology. We may keep it shut and forget the child-like wonder we found in the treasure it holds. What I closed years ago as a teen, had worth that I didn't appreciate at the time. Grandmother no longer sits at the end of her bed with that little box of jewels , but God is always there when I open my Bible - and my heart, to Him.
"And He said: "I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven." Luke 18:3
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