Little
Boy's Explanation of God -- Fabulous!!!
Out of the mouths of the Babes--
Out of the mouths of the Babes--
I certainly don't think an adult could explain this more beautifully! It was written by an 8-year-old named Danny Dutton, who lives in Chula Vista , CA . He wrote it for his third grade homework assignment, to 'explain God. ' I wonder if any of us could have done as well ?
EXPLANATION
OF GOD:
'One of
God's main jobs is making people. He makes them to replace the ones
that die, so there will be enough people to take care of things on
earth. He doesn't make grownups, just babies. I think because they are
smaller and easier to make. That way he doesn't have to take up his
valuable time teaching them to talk and walk. He can just leave that
to mothers and fathers.'
'God's
second most important job is listening to prayers An awful lot of this
goes on, since some people, like preachers and things, pray at times
beside bedtime. God doesn't have time to listen to the radio or TV
because of this. Because he hears everything, there must be a terrible
lot of noise in his ears, unless he has thought of a way to turn it
off.'
'God sees
everything and hears everything and is everywhere which keeps Him
pretty busy. So you shouldn't go wasting his time by going over your
mom and dad's head asking for something they said you couldn't have.'
'Atheists
are people who don't believe in God. I don't think there are any in
Chula Vista . At least there aren't any who come to our church.'
'Jesus is
God's Son. He used to do all the hard work, like walking on
water and performing miracles and trying to teach the people who
didn't want to learn about God. They finally got tired of him
preaching to them and they crucified him. But he was good and kind,
like his father, and he told his father that they didn't know what
they were doing and to forgive them and God said O.K.' And God did not
let Jesus stay in the grave, but raised him from the dead
'His dad
(God) appreciated everything that he had done and all his hard work on
earth so he told him he didn't have to go out on the road anymore. He
could stay in heaven. So he did. And now he helps his dad out by
listening to prayers and seeing things which are important for God to
take care of and which ones he can take care of himself without having
to bother God . Like a secretary, only more important.'
'You can
pray anytime you want and they are sure to help you because they got
it worked out so one of them is on duty all the time.'
'You should
always go to church on Sunday because it makes God happy, and if
there's anybody you want to make happy, it's God!
Don't skip
church to do something you think will be more fun like going to the
beach. This is wrong. And besides the sun doesn't come out at the
beach until noon anyway.'
'If you
don't believe in God, besides being an atheist, you will be very
lonely, because your parents can't go everywhere with you, like to
camp, but God can. It is good to know He's around you when you're
scared, in the dark or when you can't swim and you get thrown
into real deep water by big kids.'
'But...you
shouldn't just always think of what God can do for you. I figure God
put me here and he can take me back anytime he pleases.
And...that's why I believe in God.'
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