A Gift of Words

Unlocked: Daily Devotions for Teens · Mar 23, 2021 · 4m

Lightning splits the sky, so I dash inside the nearest store, before I’m drenched. A woman polishes. Welcome, Hayley. I’m Nancy, she says, placing the duster to one side. Come on in. Get shelter from the rain. How do you know my name? I ask, transfixed by the treasures and jewels on display. Nancy smiles, saying nothing. Removing a golden key from her apron, she unlocks the glass cabinets, lifting out the jewelry boxes. Prisms of color sparkle, dazzling beyond measure. They are beautiful, I whisper in awe, afraid to peer too closely in case I damage something. I can’t afford any of these…