Report card on God

     

     I've been hearing from the teachers in my family that report card time has arrived once again. This always brings a wave of nostalgia, as I recall my own busy teaching days. 

     
     I continue to find children at any age, interesting and so very special. The following article is too precious not to share with my blog readers. 

     Again..."out of the mouth of babes"... often comes truth. Could we describe God any better? This was written by an 8 year old from California for his Grade 3 homework assignment.      

     The assignment was 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're 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 besides bedtime. 
     God doesn't have time to listen to the radio or T.V. 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 my 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 OK. 
     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. 
     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 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."   

     

     Quite mature thinking from a young brain. 

     As Art Linkletter said many times, "Kids say the darndest things."




— beulah