[Ohio-Communities-of-Faith] {Disarmed} FW: The Necklace

Sun Oct 17 19:11:48 UTC 2021

From: Larry Perry <larryperry at performancepress.ccsend.com> On Behalf Of Larry Perry
Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2021 12:11 PM
To: mmoore11 at kent.edu
Subject: EXT: The Necklace

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Letter from Larry

Sunday

October 17, 2021

Good Sunday Afternoon Everyone:

Read between the lines as you read the story today and see what

you think.

                    The Necklace...

The cheerful little girl with bouncy golden curls was almost five.

Waiting with her mother at the checkout stand, she saw them, a

circle of glistening white pearls in a pink foil box.

"Oh mommy please, Mommy. Can I have them? Please, Mommy,

 please?"

Quickly the mother checked the back of the little foil box and then

 looked back into the pleading blue eyes of her little girl's upturned face.

"A dollar ninety-five. That's almost $2.00. If you really want them,

I'll think of some extra chores for you and in no time you can save

enough money to buy them for yourself.. Your birthday's only a

week away and you might get another crisp dollar bill from Grandma."

As soon as Jenny got home, she emptied her penny bank and counted

out 17 pennies. After dinner, she did more than her share of chores

and she went to the neighbor and asked Mrs. McJames if she could

 pick dandelions for ten cents. On her birthday, Grandma did give her

another new dollar bill and at last she had enough money to buy

the necklace.

Jenny loved her pearls. They made her feel dressed up and grown up.

She wore them everywhere, Sunday school, kindergarten, even to bed.

The only time she took them off was when she went swimming or

had a bubble bath. Mother said if they got wet, they might turn her

neck green.

Jenny had a very loving daddy and every night when she was ready

for bed, he would stop whatever he was doing and come upstairs to

read her a story. One night as he finished the story, he asked Jenny,

"Do you love me"?

"Oh yes, daddy. You know that I love you."

"Then give me your pearls."

"Oh, daddy, not my pearls. But you can have Princess, the white

 horse from my collection, the one with the pink tail. Remember,

daddy? The one you gave me. She's my very favorite."

"That's okay, Honey, daddy loves you Good night." And he

brushed her cheek with a kiss.

About a week later, after the story time, Jenny's daddy asked

again, "Do you love me"?

"Daddy, you know I love you."

"Then give me your pearls."

"Oh Daddy, not my pearls. But you can have my baby doll. The

 brand new one I got for my birthday. She is beautiful and you

 can have the yellow blanket that matches her sleeper."

"That's okay. Sleep well. God bless you, little one. Daddy loves

 you."

And as always, he brushed her cheek with a gentle kiss.

A few nights later when her daddy came in, Jenny was sitting

on her bed with her legs crossed Indian style.

As he came close, he noticed her chin was trembling and one silent

tear rolled down her cheek.

"What is it, Jenny? What's the matter"?

Jenny didn't say anything but lifted her little hand up to her daddy.

And when she opened it, there was her little pearl necklace. With

a little quiver, she finally said, "Here, daddy; this is for you."

With tears gathering in his own eyes, Jenny's daddy reached out

 with one hand to take the dime store necklace, and with the other

 hand he reached into his pocket and pulled out a blue velvet case

with a strand of genuine pearls and gave them to Jenny...

He had them all the time. He was just waiting for her to give

 up the dime-store stuff so he could give her the genuine

treasure. So it is, with our Heavenly Father. He is waiting

for us to give up the cheap things in our lives so that he can

give us beautiful treasures.

God will never take away something without giving you

something better in its place.

Much Love to each of you,

Larry

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