Letters To God
There was a man who worked for the Post Office whose job was to process all the mail that had illegible addresses
One day, a letter came addressed in a shaky handwriting to God with no actual address
He thought he should open it to see what it was about
The letter read:
Dear God,
I am an 83 year old widow, living on a very small pension
Yesterday someone stole my purse
It had $100 in it, which was all the money I had until my next pension payment
Next Sunday is Christmas, and I had invited two of my friends over for dinner
Without that money, I have nothing to buy food with, have no family to turn to, and you are my only hope
Can you please help me?
Sincerely,
Edna
The postal worker was touched
He showed the letter to all the other workers
Each one dug into his or her wallet and came up with a few dollars
By the time he made the rounds, he had collected $96, which they put into an envelope and sent to the woman
The rest of the day, all the workers felt a warm glow thinking of Edna and the dinner she would be able to share with her friends.
Christmas came and went
A few days later, another letter came from the same old lady to God
All the workers gathered around while the letter was opened
It read:
Dear God,
How can I ever thank you enough for what you did for me? Because of your gift of love, I was able to fix a glorious dinner for my friends
We had a very nice day and I told my friends of your wonderful Gift
By the way, there was $4 missing
I think it might have been those jerks at the post office!
Sincerely,
Edna