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 so that when Abbey got to heaven, God would recognize
her. I told her that I thought we could, so she dictated these words:
Dear God,
Will you please take care of my dog? She
died yesterday and is with you in heaven. I miss her very much. I am
happy that you let me have her as my dog even though she got sick.
I hope you will play with her. She likes
to play with balls and to swim. I am sending a picture of her so when
you see her, You will know that she is my dog. I really miss her.
Love, Meredith.
We put the letter in an
envelope with a picture of Abbey and Meredith, and addressed it to
God/Heaven. We put our return a ddress on it.
Then Meredith pasted several
stamps on the front of the envelope because she said it would take lots
of stamps to get the letter all the way to heaven. That afternoon she
dropped it into the letter box at the post office.
A few days later, she asked if
God had gotten the letter yet. I told her that I thought He had.
Yesterday, there was a package wrapped in gold paper on our front porch
addressed, 'To Meredith ' ....in an unfamiliar hand writing. Meredith
opened it.
Inside was a book by Mr. Rogers called, 'When a Pet Dies'. Taped to the
inside front cover was the letter we had written to God in its opened
envelope.
On the opposite page was the
picture of Abbey & Meredith and this note:
Dear Meredith,
Abbey arrived safely in heaven.
Having the picture was a big
help. I recognized Abbey right away. Abbey isn't sick
anymore. Her spirit is here with me just like it stays in your heart.
Abbey loved being your dog.
Since we don't need our bodies in
heaven, I don't have any pockets to keep your picture in, so I am
sending it back to you in this little book for you to keep and have
something to remember Abbey by.
Thank you for the beautiful
letter and thank your mother for helping you write it and sending it to
me. 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.
By the way, I'm easy to find, I
am wherever there is love.
Love,
God
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