Little Johnny

Little Johnny went to his mother demanding a new
bicycle. His mother decided that he should take
a look at himself and the way he acts. She said,
"Well Johnny, it isn't Christmas and we don't
have the money to just go out and buy you
anything you want. So why don't you write a
letter to Jesus and pray for one instead."

After his temper tantrum his mother sent him to
his room. He finally sat down to write a letter
to Jesus.

Dear Jesus,
I've been a good boy this year and would appreciate
a new bicycle.

Your Friend,
Johnny

Now Johnny knew that Jesus really knew what kind
of boy he was (a brat).
So he ripped up the letter and decided to give it
another try.

Dear Jesus,
I've been an OK boy this year and I want a new bicycle.
Yours truly,
Johnny

Well, Johnny knew this wasn't totally honest so he
tore it up and tried again.

Dear Jesus,
I've thought about being a good boy this year and
can I have a bicycle?
Johnny

Well Johnny looked deep down in his heart, which by
the way was what his mother really wanted. He knew
he had been terrible and was deserving of almost
nothing. He crumpled up the letter, threw it in
the trash can and went running out of the house.
He aimlessly wandered about depressed because of the
way he treated his parents and really considered
his actions.

He finally found himself in front of a Catholic
church. Johnny went inside and knelt down, looking
around, not knowing what he should really do.

Johnny finally got up and began to walk out the door
and was looking at all the statues. All of a sudden
he grabbed a statue of the Virgin Mary and ran out
the door.

He went home, hit the statue under his bed and wrote
this letter:

Jesus,
I've got your mama. If you ever want to see her
again, give me a bike.
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