Solo Christo
Puritan Board Freshman
Not sure how many people can relate to this but my very elderly Jewish grandmother is making plans to visit my home for the first time. She knows that I am a Christian. Here is the deal...
She was widowed some time ago and had to move into a smaller place. As she distributed her excess possessions among family, she chose to give me a gift that she had received from my parents many years ago. It is a mirror with a frame of mahogany and stained glass that both of my parents made together (it's quite beautiful). The purpose for the mirror, however, was to display (on top) a certain Star of David that has been in my family's possession since the Old Country.
Currently, I have the mirror in the foyer of my house, minus one Star of David that now lies in a closet somewhere. Upon her visit, she will be terribly offended to see this. Even knowing that I am Christian, she would expect it to be displayed as a piece of family heritage. My mistake was to accept it in the first place. I should have known this would happen, but I did not expect her to be traveling this far at her age.
Any suggestions?
She was widowed some time ago and had to move into a smaller place. As she distributed her excess possessions among family, she chose to give me a gift that she had received from my parents many years ago. It is a mirror with a frame of mahogany and stained glass that both of my parents made together (it's quite beautiful). The purpose for the mirror, however, was to display (on top) a certain Star of David that has been in my family's possession since the Old Country.
Currently, I have the mirror in the foyer of my house, minus one Star of David that now lies in a closet somewhere. Upon her visit, she will be terribly offended to see this. Even knowing that I am Christian, she would expect it to be displayed as a piece of family heritage. My mistake was to accept it in the first place. I should have known this would happen, but I did not expect her to be traveling this far at her age.
Any suggestions?