Little Leroy went to his mother demanding a new bicycle. His mother
decided that he needed to take a long, hard look at himself and the way
he acted.

Accordingly, she said, "Well Leroy, it's Christmas and we don't have the
money to go out and buy you anything you want.  So why don't you write a
letter to Jesus and pray for one instead."

His mother's response infuriated Leroy and he threw a terrible temper
tantrum.  When he had finished ranting and raving, Leroy's mother sent
him to his room, where he finally decided to sit down and write a letter
to Jesus:

"Dear Jesus,

I've been a good boy this year and would appreciate a new bicycle.
       Your Friend,
      Leroy."

After re-reading his letter, Leroy suspected that Jesus knew what kind
of boy he really was; 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,
      Leroy."

Once again, Leroy knew this wasn't totally honest, so he shredded his
second letter and tried one more time.

"Dear Jesus,

       I've thought about being a good boy this year. Can I have a
bicycle?
       Leroy"

Yet again, Leroy knew this wasn't the truth...and he finally looked deep
into his heart.  He knew he had been terrible and deserved nothing - let
alone a new bike. He crumpled up his letter, threw it in the trash and
went outside.  He wandered about aimlessly-depressed because of the way
he'd treated his parents and behaved in the past. Suddenly, Leroy found
himself in front of a Catholic church.  He went  >inside, knelt down and
looked around, not really knowing
what he should do.

After a few minutes, Leroy got up and as he began to walk to the door,
he noticed all of the statues in the church.  Without a moment's
hesitation, Leroy grabbed a small statue and ran out the door. He went
home, hid the statue under his bed, sat down and wrote the following
letter:

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

     You know who."

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