Letter To God — c/o Anne Lamott, re: Japan (RSVP)
So, I wrote a letter to god. Which is perhaps unusual for an atheist with writer’s block. But I got the idea from a wonderful article called ‘God’s In-Box‘ by Anne Lamott, who I love, and it turned out to be excellent advice. Here is the letter for your amusement and edification:
Dear God (or should that be goddess? — I think that I’d prefer that),
This is my second attempt to write to you as I realised it was going to be a big one. I’m writing this on the advice of a writer that I love. She’s always been ‘one of yours’, but I love her nonetheless. More so infact, as I get some sort of perverse kick out of digging one of yours when at best you could say I’ve never really felt like one of yours, and at worst that I’ve never been your number one fan. I’m not a believer or a joiner, but that doesn’t mean that I shouldn’t check in with you from time to time to see how you’re getting on. You probably get sick of only ever…
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