One of the oddest things about owning my own home, or at least one of the most unexpected, are these letters that I receive. I call them “Bible Letters”, because, essentially, that’s what they are. They almost always have some sort of handwritten component; the one I got today had a completely handwritten address (including my name, which is a bit creepy, but I think you can get that from the city rolls). They also usually have some kind of automated part; in my case, the letter itself was printed, though a font was used that made it look kind of handwritten. The return address - which was sort of nearby - was done using a stamp. These letters always take the same form: they start out by saying something about how the world is confusing, or difficult, or complicated, and then they inevitably turn quickly to quoting the bible. The details vary. There’s never really any overt reference to a specific religion, though of course they are always Christian. They seem to genuinely come from an actual, individual human being. I don’t get the sense that it’s anything more organized than a single person sending these out, and I think the return address is a real person (though I’ve never looked into it). And it seems like an awful lot of work.
I would never have imagined that someone would go to that much trouble. And I never got them until I owned a house. It’s…odd, and slightly creepy, though also perhaps a bit heartwarming? I don’t know. I have mixed emotions. What do you think?
