A little boy tells his dad that he wants a bicycle for Christmas. The father said, "Fine, write a letter to Jesus and tell him what you want and why you want it.
So, the little boy sits down and starts to say in his letter. First he writes, "Jesus I want a new bike for Christmas. I know you would love for me to have one so please make sure it arrives by your birthday."
Thinking about it later he decided that this letter wasn't a very good one so, he wrote another: "Dear Jesus I know it's your birthday on Christmas and that normally I should get you a present but, could you please tell my parents to buy me a new bike for Christmas?"
Once again, later he decided neither of these letters were going to help him so, he went down to the church and walked into the foyer where he found a nativity scene. He picked up the figure of Mary and ran home. Then he wrote the following message: "Dear Jesus, if you ever want to see your mother again make sure I get that bike for Christmas!"