{"id":14095,"date":"2026-03-10T09:00:57","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T09:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/an-inspiring-story-of-one-mans-persistence-at-christmas\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T09:32:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T09:32:08","slug":"an-inspiring-story-of-one-mans-persistence-at-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/angels-and-miracles\/angels\/an-inspiring-story-of-one-mans-persistence-at-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"An Inspiring Story of One Man’s Persistence at Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Why do we feel the need to tell stories around Christmas<\/a>? Is it because we are all together and finally have time to talk? Or is it because an inspirational Christmas story reminds us of the joys<\/a> this season can hold for us? Maybe it’s a little of both.<\/p>\n

Learn the lengths a delivery man went to bring a young boy some holiday happiness<\/a> in this inspirational Christmas story:<\/p>\n

Playing Santa<\/h4>\n

Everybody can use extra money around the holidays, and Christmas is UPS\u2019s busiest season. I signed up for a temporary route. Who knew how much I\u2019d love the job?<\/p>\n

One rainy afternoon a couple days before Christmas I carried a box up a walkway. Three faces appeared at the window as I approached. The front door opened and a woman stuck her head out.<\/p>\n

\u201cCould you go around the back?\u201d she whispered.<\/p>\n

I gave her a wink. This wasn\u2019t the first time I\u2019d helped a mom keep a Christmas surprise.<\/p>\n

\u201cDid the kids see?\u201d my driver, Dan, asked when I got back to the truck.<\/p>\n

I shook my head. \u201cBut not for lack of trying.\u201d We laughed and started off down the street. \u201cNow I know how Santa Claus feels.\u201d<\/p>\n

I really did feel like Santa Claus<\/a>. There was nothing like bringing people something they really needed or wanted. Omaha steaks, books they couldn\u2019t wait to read, even replacement bathroom fixtures were fun to deliver, especially if they were a gift for someone else<\/a>. A lot of people would be happy Christmas morning in part because of me.<\/p>\n

A Lost Package<\/h4>\n

We turned onto a short street with only three houses. We knew it well. As we pulled to a stop a woman came up to the truck.<\/p>\n

\u201cDo you have something for me?\u201d she asked, pointing to her house. She sounded anxious.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m sorry. Today\u2019s package is for the house next door.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMine must\u2019ve gotten lost,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Dan and I exchanged a look of concern. We\u2019d delivered 1,440 packages without a glitch. We didn\u2019t want even one to go astray.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaybe one of your neighbors has it,\u201d I said.<\/p>\n

I checked at the house next door, but they had no extra packages. No one answered at the house across the street.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re the only other people on the block,\u201d I said.<\/p>\n

The woman looked on the verge of tears.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat was in it?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cA Santa suit,\u201d she said. I might have laughed if she didn\u2019t look so upset. Obviously this Santa suit was important. \u201cMy husband is going to wear it Christmas Eve<\/a>. We want to make this Christmas extra special for our son. He\u2019s seven and he\u2019s… well, he\u2019s been very sick.\u201d<\/p>\n

We had to find that package! According to our tracking records we had definitely delivered the woman\u2019s package to the right street, but not the right address. The package had to be in that empty house. We didn\u2019t even have a phone number.<\/p>\n

Praying for a Christmas Miracle<\/h4>\n

For the next two days I thought of nothing except that package. But the house stayed empty and I had no way of getting inside.<\/p>\n

Santa could solve this problem by magic<\/em>, I thought as I climbed into the truck for my last day on the job, December twenty-third. I needed God\u2019s help. Please, let me find that package. It would be the best Christmas gift you could give me.<\/em><\/p>\n

All day I prayed for a miracle<\/a>. But none came. Just after sunset we turned down the little street once more. As we passed the house with the sick child, I spotted his mother standing in the garage. She looked sad. Like she\u2019d given up. Maybe it was time I did too.<\/p>\n

\u201cHey,\u201d Dan said. \u201cThe garage door\u2019s open.\u201d He pointed across the street. For the first time in days there were signs of life at the mystery house. A couple was getting out of a car. I almost broke my neck running over to catch them. \u201cDid you find a package by any chance? A package that doesn\u2019t belong here?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe just pulled in to check on our friends\u2019 house,\u201d one of them said. \u201cThey\u2019re on vacation. But we\u2019d be glad to look around for you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Moments later I was springing across the street with the long-lost box in my hands. \u201cUPS, we deliver!\u201d I announced as I handed it over.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been trying to find a replacement suit for days!\u201d the woman said. \u201cNobody could get it to us by Christmas Eve!\u201d<\/p>\n

Just then a little boy came to the door. He seemed fragile, but with the innocent face of an angel<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis man has brought us a very important package,\u201d his mother told him.<\/p>\n

The boy looked up at me. \u201cThank you,\u201d he said. \u201cDo you like fruitcake?\u201d<\/p>\n

He went into the house and returned with a box wrapped with a ribbon.<\/p>\n

\u201cMerry Christmas,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cLooks like you got a present too,\u201d Dan said when I got back to the truck with the box.<\/p>\n

I sure did. And I didn\u2019t mean the fruitcake.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: 10 Christmas Miracle Stories to Comfort Us<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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