[Magdalen] Santa Claus won't come

[Jay Weigel]

Sounds like maybe she lives with unchurched mom?

On Sun, Dec 4, 2016 at 5:11 PM, Judy Fleener <fleenerj at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
>