Letters February 7, 2000 Issue

YOUR LETTERS

"These connections express that oneness upon which the whole world depends."

with contributions from Amy Anderson, Phoebe Gold

Thank you for the December 20 issue of the Sentinel. I'd like to share a healing it brought me. I wasn't feeling well. I'd gone back to bed and felt overwhelmed with pain and discomfort. I also had so much to do to get ready for Christmas. At first, I was just afraid—afraid that I wouldn't be able to do the things I needed to, that this special time would be taken over by illness. But then a good thought came: "I'm grateful I have a house to clean." That was followed by, "and a family to clean it for!" Then I thought about my church responsibilities. Again, thoughts of gratitude filled me. I was grateful there was a church and that I was a member of it. And then the thought came, "What is all this Christmas celebration about?" I needed to be more grateful for the most primary gifts of all — for God's love and for the presence of the Christ.

Then I read the Sentinel. The firsts article had me in tears. I felt the presence of the Christ. I felt filled with gratitude. The next article had the same effect, and so on. Soon I was no longer feeling any pain. But more than that, I had experienced real Christmas. So, thanks for the Sentinel. It reaches more people in more ways than can ever be told. I just wanted you to know about this one.

Amy Anderson
Lynn, Massachusetts

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