| AN EXPLANATION OF GOD
(Thank God for kids! Chula Vista, CA, third grade homework
assignment was asked to explain 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."
"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 or 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." |
