In the lead up to Easter I thought I would share the following story with you. It’s my prayer that my own children will grow up with this kind of innocence and the ability to cause their teachers and friends to look beyond themselves and the riches of this world.

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We went to Open House at the public elementry school. When Rachel’s teacher met us, her eyebrows seemed to elevate slightly. She spoke kindly of our first grader but said she had some concerns. She then invited us to look at the artwork; we had to see what she meant.

Dozens of brown paper treasure chests were tacked to the bulletin board. Each had a barreled top attached with a braid. On the front was printed, “A Real Treasure Would Be….” We walked over and begun opening the lids to find Rachel’s treasure and see why it had concerned the teacher.

As we peeked into each chest, we saw TVs and Nintendos, a few genies, heaps of gold coins, and a unicorn. Rachels chest was in the very bottom corner. We had to stoop to open it. Inside, our daughter had drawn Christ, hanging on a cross with red drops of blood shaped like hearts dripping from his hands. She had completed the sentence, “A Real Treasure Would Be… Jesus.”

“Do you see my concern?” the teacher asked, her arms folded across her chest.

“Yes,” my husband agreed, “I see what you mean. The J is backwards, isn’t it?”

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For another great Easter story (One that you can share with your kids) visit Marks blog A Spot of Blogger.