Dear Father Christmas,

So my friend has asked me to write to you... I have to Mainly because like most adults I feel you is surely . Now we get our own presents, control our own fates, take responsibility for our own actions, and live in the world we have created... so it's not for us to turn around and human , and wars. Though God knows we need all the help we can get with all these man-made problems and more.

You are not for them. You are for the children. Children who need some magic in a world where the and responsibility, playful imagination and cold, adult obstacles are .

This is what I'd like to ask you to help with. A little more time for children to be children. the moment of magic and playfulness. that they can laugh with their breath rather than family members, or suffering illness, hunger or . Especially those hiding in buildings as rain down, or being handed shaking with fear or cold into a boat to escape environmental disaster or war. Please help to light up their worlds with a moment of joy and hope.

Lots of love

Benedict x

Benedict