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kim
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The Letter
« on: Apr 12th, 2002, 11:38am » |
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> > Subject: The Letter!!!
> >
> > There was this fellow who worked in a post office whose
> > job it was to process all mail that had illegible addresses.
> > One day a letter came to his desk, addressed in a shaky
> > handwriting to God. He thought, "Oh boy, better open
> > this one and see what it's all about." So he opened it
> > and read,
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> > "Dear God, I am an 83 year old widow living on a very small pension.
> > Yesterday someone stole my purse. It had a hundred dollars in it
> > which was all the money I had until my next pension check. Next Sunday
> is
> > Easter, and I had invited two of my friends over for dinner. Without
> that
> money,
> > I have nothing to buy food with. I have no family to turn to, and you
> are my
> > only hope. Can you please help me?"
> >
> > The postal worker was touched, and went around showing the letter
> > to all the others. Each of them dug into his wallet and came up with
> > a few dollars. By the time he made the rounds, he had collected 96
> dollars,
> > which they put into an envelope and sent over to her. The rest of the
> day,
> > all the workers felt a warm glow. thinking of the nice thing they had
> done.
> >
> > Easter came and went, and a few days later came another letter from the
> 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 generosity, I was able to fix a lovely 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 dollars missing. It was no doubt those thieving
> bastards at the post office.
> >
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Lori
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Re: The Letter
« Reply #1 on: Apr 13th, 2002, 6:48pm » |
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LOL Kim....
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Blessings and PFDAN,
Lori
Psalm 23:4 ~ Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
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