I just wanted to say thank you so much for your responses.  I was so touched by the letter  that I was "a ballin like a little baby".  Imagine, the ONE who SPOKE the universe into being dearly, deeply, loves us !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
WWWWWWWWWHHHHHHHHHHEEEEEEEEEEEEE !!!!!!!
 
He was able to use this experiece to help plant a seed, a precious seed, where none was planted before---and HE used this broken, leaking vessel to do so.  WOW
 
Patrick