Re: Nice story. Don't know if true but...

["Don" <don@xxxxxx>]

"RobertM" <Reply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> There was a man who worked for the Post Office whose job it was to process
> all the mail that had illegible addresses.
> One day, a letter came addressed in a shaky handwriting to God with no
> actual address. He thought he should open it to see what it was about.
> The letter read:
> "Dear God,
> I am an 83 year old widow, living on a very small pension. Yesterday
> someone stole my purse. It had $100 in it, which was all the money I had
> until my next pension check.
> Next Sunday is Christmas, 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?
> Sincerely,
> Edna
> The postal worker was touched. He showed the letter to all the other
> workers. Each one dug into his or her wallet and came up with a few
> dollars. By the time he made the rounds, he had collected $96, which they
> put into an envelope and sent to the woman.
> The rest of the day, all the workers felt a warm glow thinking of Edna and
> the dinner she would be able to share with her friends.
> Christmas came and went.
> A few days later, another letter came from the same 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
> gift of love, I was able to fix a glorious 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 missing.
> I think it must have been those bastards at the Post Office
FURTHER PROOF THAT NO GOOD DEED GOES UNPUNISHED.