Dear Santa, Thank
You
I
am currently serving on La Crescenta Presbyterian Church’s Pastor Nominating
Committee (PNC). The church placed a Santa Claus mailbox out front. On a lark,
I wrote a quick note to Santa that read as follows: “Dear Santa, Please send us
a new pastor. Preferably a shepherd after God’s own heart” and signed it with
my name with a little PNC under it.
It
is a miracle, Santa replied. He wrote a most welcome letter, heartfelt and
hopeful, full of gratitude and humility toward the Greatest Gift Giver.
I
will let the letter speak for itself:
Rest
assured, though our journey as a committee has been long and arduous and
seasoned with a little heartbreak, we are hopeful. We know God has for us a
pastor after His own heart and he will be here in God’s own timing. And, the
Lord meets us on the way…
My
dad crafted a piece of intarsia, a work of art made from various types and
colors of wood and using little, if any, stains. The piece he made is of a
Red-tailed Hawk, my favorite bird. He signed it “For ‘Stick’ Together in His
grip”.
So
I will sign off on this post in the same way…Together in His grip.
jj
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