Boy's
Prayer Contributed by Tom of Pasadena, CA
"Lord,
if you can't make me a better boy, don't worry about it ...

I'm having a real
good time just as I am!"
Explanation
of God Contributed by Tom of Pasadena, CA
This was
supposedly 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.' Although his understanding may be a bit skewed, it does make you
think about your own assumptions. (Hard to believe that such an assignment
was given in liberal California, and then having the story published ---
I guess miracles still happen!)
MY 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.
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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