Sunday, February 11, 2001
Sunday, February 11, 2001
And God, who searches the heart, knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the
Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.
Sarah didn't say much, until one October day she came home from a friend's birthday party with a
helium balloon. "She went into the house," her mother said, "when she came back out, she was
carrying the balloon--and an envelope."
Inside the envelope was a letter she had written to her grandfather. The envelope was addressed
to "Grandpa Bernie, in Heaven Up High." In the letter, Sarah wrote: "Hi, Grandpa. How are you?
What's it like up there?" The letter ended with Sarah telling her grandfather that she loved him.
In mid-December a letter arrived, addressed to "Sarah and Family." The letter bore a York,
Pennsylvania, postmark and had been mailed by Donald Kopp.
The letter began: "Dear Sarah, Family and Friends,
Your letter to Grandpa Bernie Meyers apparently reached its destination and was read by him. I
understand they can't keep material things up there, so it drifted back to earth. They just keep
thoughts, memories, love and things like that."
Donald Kopp is a sixty-three-year-old retired receiving clerk who just happens to be a grandfather
too.
Remember those "Saints" who have gone on to be with God. Give thanks for the contributions
they made to your life.
(Roman 8:27
NRSV)
There is a story of a ten-year-old girl named Sarah whose grandfather had died. Sarah's mother
said, "He hadn't been feeling well for sometime. He went to the hospital for some tests. Just to
find out what was wrong." He died two weeks later. Sarah was not able to go to the hospital. She
never got the chance to say good-bye.
Loving God, thank you for the saints that you sent my way. Amen.
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