A reader writes:

Thank you for the ongoing posts highlighting Mr. Rogers. To me it is especially important that he was a ordained pastor in the Presbyterian Church. His message, quiet and presented for a secular audience, is rooted in his theology - a vision of God and how God loves all of us with extravagant, overflowing, endless grace. It is this theology that led me to follow him into the ministry in the Presbyterian Church (USA). His humility and love is something I try to emulate day after day. In this age where too many quarters of the church are known for the evils some have wrought on children, there are so many more unassuming, humble, gracious ministers and lay leaders trying to communicate what Mr. Rogers did so well: that all children (and indeed, grown ups) are unique, loved, prized, important.

I so wish that Mr. Rogers was the more visible icon of what the Christian church stands for today. Because in my heart, it does.

Another writes: