Edna's Letter to G~d

"Edna's Letter to G~d"

There was a man who worked for the Post Office...
whose job it was to process all the mail that had
illegible addresses. One day, a letter came addressed
in a shaky handwriting to G-d. He thought he should
open it to see what it was about. The letter read,

Dear G-d,
I am an 83 year old widow, living on a very small
pension. Yesterday someone stole my purse. It had
$100.00 in it, which was all the money I had until my
next pension check. 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. I 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 old lady
to G-d. All the workers gathered around while the letter
was opened. It read,

Dear G-d,
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 $4.00 missing. I think it must
have been those thieving workers at the Post Office!

Sincerely, Edna
Received on Wed Jan 3 06:34:12 2007