[Publib] Christmas short story stumper

[Ray Arnett]

The Christian novelist Frank Peretti wrote a short story called Tillie about
a young couple recovering from an abortion nine years previously. I do
recall (but have not found a source) that he had also recorded several short
stories about Christmas. I remember listening to it and one was about an
elderly lady who attended a Christmas Eve Service. The church became excited
and helped out a young couple named Mary and Joseph with a young child while
they ignored the elderly lady. In the story, the elderly lady was actually
an angel - the Scripture was then cited that stated some had entertained
angels unaware.

Unfortunatly, this is based on my faulty memory - I could not find a
citation for it. Maybe contact Frank Peretti directly - his website is:
http://www.frankperetti.com/

Hope this is helpful,

Ray Arnett
Fremont Area District Library


On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 3:26 PM, Lynn Heitkamp <lheitkamp at saginawlibrary.org
> wrote:

>  I have a patron who is looking for a Christmas -themed short story that
> she said she read a number of years ago.  She is confident the title is
> "Tillie".  It tells the story an old woman who had been to Christmas Eve
> service at church and died, alone, out in the elements, on her way home.
> She said it was a very sad story about neglecting the elderly.  I have been
> unable to confirm the title or find the author for this piece.  Does it
> sound familiar to anyone out there?
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Lynn Heitkamp
> Hoyt Library
> Saginaw, Michigan
> lheitkamp at saginawlibrary.org
>
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