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Jeremy's Egg Part 3
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A small girl in the first row waved her arms.
"That's my egg, Miss Miller," she called out.
The next egg contained a plastic butterfly, which looked
very real. Doris held it up.
"We all know that a caterpillar changes and turns into
a beautiful butterfly. Yes, that is new life, too."
Little Judy smiled proudly and said, "Miss Miller,
that one is mine."
Next Doris found a rock with moss on it. She explained
that the moss, too, showed life. Billy spoke up from the
back of the classroom.
"My Daddy helped me!" he beamed.
Then Doris opened the fourth egg. She gasped. The egg was
empty! Surely it must be Jeremy's, she thought, and, of
course, he did not understand her instructions. If only
she had not forgotten to phone his parents. Because she
did not want to embarrass him, she quietly set the egg aside
and reached for another.
Suddenly Jeremy spoke up.
"Miss Miller, aren't you going to talk about my egg?"
Flustered, Doris replied, "But Jeremy, your egg is
empty!"
He looked into her eyes and said softly, "Yes, but
Jesus' tomb was empty too!"
Time stopped.
When she could speak again Doris asked him, "Do you
know why the tomb was empty?"
"Oh yes!" Jeremy exclaimed.
"Jesus was killed and put in there. Then his Father
raised him up!"
The recess bell rang. While the children excitedly ran
out to the school yard, Doris cried. The coldness inside
her had melted away completely.
Three months later Jeremy died. Those who paid their respects
at the mortuary were surprised to see 19 eggs on top of
his casket, all of them empty.
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