On October 28, 1980, I received the letter. It was folded several times and pinned to the bulletin board hanging outside my dorm room. I quickly noticed it had been written at 3 in the morning because not only was the date scribbled down but also the time of writing. The writer actually jotted out “Good Morning” like this was going to be a lovely day!

He then proceeds to tell me what he had been studying at such ungodly hours of the night: Greek and Anthropology!

But then he lowers the boom! “I would sincerely like to continue in our friendship BUT . . .” There it was! That three-letter word which has the power to make your stomach churn! After reading further, the “But” didn’t bother me anymore, it was the rest of the letter, especially the part that said: “I have to be honest with you in that I don’t foresee us as having a long-lasting in-debt relationship BUT (another but, this one I liked 😉) I am open to whatever God’s will is.”

When we are open to “whatever God’s will is,” anything can happen! 😉 It happened for me!