Old Lady Disinherits Grandson, Leaves Him Only a Bible & Note Saying, ‘Open It When It’s Hard’ – Story of the Day
After years of resentment, Mike never imagined his late grandmother’s Bible would save his family.
Exhausted from long grocery-store shifts, Mike struggled to keep up with the mounting medical bills for his sick mother. Every paycheck vanished into rent, groceries, and hospital fees. One night, overwhelmed and desperate, his eyes landed on a dusty box in his room — the Bible his grandmother, Grace, had left him.
Their last fight still haunted him. Six years earlier, he’d refused to go to church with her, telling her to leave him alone. She did — and two months later, she passed away. At the will reading, Grace left her estate to the church… and only a Bible to Mike, with a note: “Open it when it’s hard.” He’d buried it and never looked back.
Now, with nothing left to lose, Mike opened it.
Inside were thousands of dollars hidden carefully between the pages.
He broke down, realizing Grace hadn’t punished him — she’d prepared for him. The money was more than enough to cover his mother’s treatment. When he rushed to the hospital and told her, she smiled softly. “That sounds just like Grace,” she said.
As the bills disappeared and his mother’s health improved, Mike understood the truth: his grandmother’s love had never wavered. It had waited quietly, trusting he’d find it when he needed it most.
