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From: Sue Divine <[email protected]>
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Date: Mon, 23 May 2011 04:11:24
Subject: [Desi Masala] " A Letter to God *
" A Letter to God "
Our 14 year old dog, Abbey, died last month. The day after she died, my 4 year
old daughter Meredith was crying and talking about how much she missed Abbey.
She asked if we could write a letter to God and include a photo so that when
Abbey got to heaven, God would recognize her. She dictated to me and I wrote:
"Dear God, Will you please take special care of our dog, Abbey? She died
yesterday and is heaven. We miss her very much. We are happy that you let us
have her as our dog even though she got sick. I hope that you will play with
her. She likes to play with balls and swim before she got sick. I am sending
some pictures of her so that when you see her in heaven you will know she is
our special dog. I really do miss her.
Love, Meredith Claire "
We put that in an envelope with 2 pictures of Abbey, and addressed it to God in
Heaven. We put our return address on it. Then Meredith stuck some stamps on the
front (because, as she said, it may take lots of stamps to get a letter all the
way to Heaven) and that afternoon I let her drop it into the letter box at the
post office.
For a few days she would ask if God had gotten the letter yet. I told her that
I thought He had. Yesterday we took the kids to Austin to a natural history
museum. When we got back, there was a package wrapped in gold paper on our
front porch. Curious, I went to look at it. It had a gold star card on the
front and said
"To: Meredith" in an unfamiliar hand.
Meredith took it in and opened it. Inside was a book by Mr. Rogers, "When a Pet
Dies." Taped to the inside front cover was the letter we had written to God, in
it's opened envelope. On the opposite page, one of the pictures of Abbey was
taped under the words "For Meredith." We turned to the back cover, and there
was the other picture of Abbey, and this handwritten note on pink paper:
"Dear Meredith,
I know that you will be happy to know that Abbey arrived safely and soundly in
Heaven! Having the pictures you sent to me was such a big help. I recognized
Abbey right away.
You know, Meredith, she isn't sick anymore. Her spirit is here with me - just
like she stays in your heart - young and running and playing. Abbey loved being
your dog. Since we don't need our bodies in heaven, I don't have any pockets! -
so I can't keep your beautiful letter. I am sending it to you with the pictures
so that you will have these and the book to keep and remember Abbey.
One of my angels is taking care of this for me. I hope the little book helps.
Thank you for the beautiful letter. Thank your mother for sending it. What a
wonderful mother you have! I picked her especially for you. I send my blessings
every day and remember that I love you very much. Love, God"
As a parent and a pet lover, this is one of the kindest things that I've ever
experienced. There is some very kind soul working in the post office in San
Antonio.
~ The author is Meredith's mother and Snopes explains the story further:
According to Cary Clack of the San Antonio Express-News, the tale is real. In
2006 the San Antonio family of Greg and Joy Scrivener and their three children
suffered the loss of Abbey, their 14-year-old black and white dog. Driven by
concern for their pet's future welfare, 4-year-old Meredith, the Scriveners'
middle child, dictated the note quoted above to her mother, then enclosed it
and two photos of the family dog.
Two weeks later, the Scriveners found on their front porch a package wrapped in
gold-colored paper. In the parcel, along with the letter from God, was a book
by Fred Rogers. According to her mother, Meredith was comforted by the book and
letter and was unastounded that God saw fit to write back. "She wasn't
surprised because she had such faith that her letter was going to get to God."
(The oldest of the Scrivener children, 6-year-old Andy, was impressed though:
He "thought it was pretty special his sister got a book from the angel," says
his mother.) ~
Sue Divine
"Even Kings and Emperors with heaps of wealth and vast dominion cannot compare
with an ant filled with the love of God."
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