New Life

Jeremy was a disabled child, but he was loved by all his classmates, and he was very happy. One day their teacher wanted to explain to them the meaning of Easter. She gave each child an empty egg shell and asked them to take it home and fill it with something that reflects new life. Next day, each student came back with their egg shell filled with various items, flowers, plants, butterflies, tiny toys, etc. Jeremy returned to school with an empty egg shell. He told his teacher that he left it empty because the tomb where Jesus was buried, is now empty. When she asked Jeremy why was the tomb empty, he told her ‘Because the bad people killed Jesus, placed him inside the tomb, and he came back to life  because he rose from the dead!’ The teacher praised Jeremy in front of the whole class for his clever answer. A few months later, Jeremy passed away. All his classmates went to the funeral with their parents.  On the coffin, there were 21 empty egg shells, placed by each of Jeremy’s classmates. They all realized and learned that now Jeremy is enjoying a new life in heaven.