[Magdalen] Santa Claus won't come

[Judy Fleener]

I hope God can creep into that little girl's heart.

On Sun, Dec 4, 2016 at 1:51 PM, ME Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com> wrote:

> This morning I actually heard a young man tell a balky child (maybe six, or
> a tall five) that if she didn't come into church Santa won't come. And I
> thought how short the step between "there is no Santa" and "there is no
> God." Makes me glad I don't have to navigate childhood again.
>
> They actually sat in front of me, grandmother who attends regularly, son
> who's a stranger, and little girl. I suspect she's never been in church
> before because the congregational singing startled her (I've actually heard
> children scream in terror at the sheer volume of Christmas Eve singing).
> Young father knew the Lord's Prayer, little girl did not. She got visibly
> interested when the Sunday School came in for the prayer of consecration
> and communion. And she loved the colored reflections traveling over the
> north wall.
>
> She will be in my prayers tonight.
> -M
>



-- 
Judy Fleener, ObJN,SSH
Western Michigan