I got this email today from my mother-in-law. I don't get a chance to read a lot of forwards, but this was worth reading to the end. I could imagine my little boy saying some of these things...This was a homework assignment, to 'explain God.' It was written by an 8-year-old named Danny Dutton, who lives in Chula Vista , CA . Danny is in third grade. Way to go, Danny.
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 ofnoise 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 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..
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