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> > I didn't get another letter from him for almost three months; I didn't > expect to. When his letter arrived, there was a brief note inside and a > piece of black-and-white checkered cloth in a small folded square. The > front of his note told me about a banjo-contest he'd recently placed 2nd in > and that he was looking forward to driving a car soon but the back had this > on it: > > "David, > My Mom and I prayed a long time over this piece of cloth. It says in the > Bible that if you pray over a piece of cloth and give it to a person who is > ill, they will be cured of their sickness." > > I held that piece of cloth the rest of the afternoon. I still have it in > my wallet and can't bring myself to stop carrying it. I was taken aback by > my friend's "gift" to me and touched by his words. > > My pallidotomy is scheduled for sometime next month and I'm sure that piece > of cloth will be there with me. > David, there are no atheists in fox holes. Please add my prayers to your cloth. ----- Blessings Mary Ann