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LETTER TO GOD (CH)
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: "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."