Little John
Little John came into the kitchen and told his mom:” Mom, I want a bike for my birthday “. Mom said:”John, go to your room and think about how you behaved this year. Then write a letter to God and tell him why you deserve a bike for your birthday “.
John sat down to write aletter to God.
Letter No.1: Dear God, I have been a very good boy this year and I would like a bike for my birthday,and I want a red one, your friend, John.
John knew he had not been a good boy that year, so he tore up that letter and started a new one.
Letter No.2: Dear God, I have been an “OK” boy this year. I still would like a bike for my birthday.
He knew that was not true either, so he tore up that one and started another.
Letter No.3: Dear God, I know I have not been a good boy this year but I promise I will be a good boy if you give me a bike for my birthday.
He knew he can never be a good boy and that letter won’t get him a bike. So, he tore up that one too.
He went out of the house, walked down the street to the church and went up to the altar. He looked around to see if anyone was watching him. He bend down and picked up the statue of the Virgin Mary, Slipped it under his shirt, ran out of the church, down the street, into his house and up to his room.
He began a new letter to God: Dear God, I’ve got your mom. If you want to see her again, SEND ME A RED BIKE.
Signed, YOU KNOW WHO!
Altar: a table or raised level surface used in areligious ceremony.
The Virgin Mary: in the Christian religion, the mother of Jesus Christ.