CHRISTMAS LETTER 1

A little girl of four years old, Maryjane by name; fair, tall, who always loved to find ways to be happy even though things could be hard for her and her family.

One day, she sat in front of her window and saw how her neighbors were so happy and full of joy. It so happened that her neighbors had already bought Christmas gifts for their kids even though there was still twenty more days until Christmasday. She watched how the kids were jumping in excitement as they received their gifts and couldn’t wait to go inside their homes to open them up. But their parents told them they had to wait to open them on Christmas Day itself. Soon after the neighbors finally went indoors, Maryjane hurriedly ran to her parents, and told them that she wanted a big Christmas gift at all costs. Her parents were amazed because Maryjane had never asked for such a gift before. Both parents looked at each other and fell quite sad. Daddy knelt before Maryjaneasking her to please bear with them for they couldn’t afford the big Christmas gift she was requesting for, Maryjane cried and ran to her room with so much pain in her little heart.

That night, Maryjane couldn’t sleep, and after a bit of tossing around on her bed she decided to go to the sitting room to watch some cartoons. Her mind wasn’t fully on the cartoons she watched, as she kept thinking about what to do to get her big Christmas gift. She remembered the Bible verse, Matthew 7:7, “ASK AND YOU SHALL RECEIVE”. She wondered how she would receive from heaven knowing full well that she can’t go there to receive her gift. She wondered and wondered and then decided to write a Christmas letter to God. It read:

DEAR GOD,

My name is Maryjane, your little girl, the daughter of Mr. and

Mrs. Dominic. How are you doing today and how are things in

 the heavens and the angels?

I heard that heaven is so beautiful and made with gold which shines

so bright; even more that the sun here on earth. I know that one day,

I am going to see you. Our pastor says that we must be children of God to

see heaven and you too. Well, I believe I am a child of God, so I will know you will

let me in when I come but that will be when I am 100 years old. As you know I am

still five years old and have a long way to go, so please open the gates of heaven for me when I am 100 years

old or more, thank you.

Now, my request for Christmas is a big gift. My parents said that they can’t buy

me this big gift for Christmas this year. Theymade me understand that they cannot

afford it this year. Well,even though I am still a child, I still know one or two things.

What I know is that your book, hmmm, yes, the Bible, says that all we need is a little

faith to receive our blessings. I am little now and I will grow bigger very very soon.

So I have that little faith and I ask you dear God to please give me my big Christmas

gift on Christmas Day. I promise to be an obedient girl to my parents and to love my

neighbor just the way you love me. I hope you receive my Christmas letter so that my

Christmas Day will be wonderful and a happy one for me. Thank you in advance.

   Merry Christmas and a happy new year, dear God.

Your little child,

M.J

Maryjane.

Continues next week…….