is there anything in that bag for me?

Is there anything in that bag for me? by ric Gustafson

Roland walked up to the guard who was standing next to Santa. " I was just upstairs talking to your co worker".
" Yes, the guard of Chaos" he said with a smile. " He's been having a busy day".
Roland noticed children on Santa's knee whispering into his ear. " What are those children doing?".
" Telling Santa what they would like for Christmas".
" Christmas, bah humbug". He walked and stopped behind the last child in line. " I'm going to tell Santa what I really feel about Christmas". He watched as the last little girl got on Santa's lap. She whispered into Santa's ear. He smiled, reached into his red bag and handed her a Barbie.
Roland walked up to Santa. It looked like Santa's red bag was empty. He stared at Santa. " Is there anything in that bag for me?".
Santa smiled, reached into his bag and pulled out a small box. He handed him the box. " Merry Christmas Roland".
Santa smiled, got up from his chair, picked up his now empty red bag, and walked away.
On Christmas Eve, Roland opened his small gift from Santa. " Christmas presents, bah humbug".
" Don't be such a Scrooge" Vera replied. " What did Santa give you?".
He opened the box and took out a card. " It's just a card".
" What does it say?".
" It says God loves me".
Later that night, Roland contemplated the gift he had received from Santa.

The End


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Peace and God's blessings. Love Ric