Subject: Children and God > > A ten-year old, under the tutelage of her grandmother, > was becoming quite knowledgeable about the Bible. Then > one day she floored her grandmother by asking, "Which > virgin was the mother of Jesus? The virgin Mary or the > King James virgin?" > ********** > A Sunday school class was studying the Ten Commandments. > They were ready to discuss the last one. The teacher > asked if anyone could tell her what it was. > Susie raised her hand, stood tall, and quoted, "Thou > shall not take the covers off the neighbor's wife." > ********** > I had been teaching my three-year old daughter, Caitlin, > the Lord's Prayer. For several evenings at bedtime, she > would repeat after me the lines from the prayer. Finally, > she decided to go solo. I listened with pride as she > carefully enunciated each word, right up to the end of > the prayer: "Lead us not into temptation," she prayed, > "but deliver us some e-mail. Amen." > ********** > One Sunday in a Midwest City, a young child was "acting > up" during the morning worship hour. The parents did > their best to maintain some sense of order in the pew > but were losing the battle. Finally, the father picked > the little fellow up and walked sternly up the aisle > on his way out. Just before reaching the safety of the > foyer, the little one called loudly to the congregation, > "Pray for me! Pray for me!" > ********* > And one particular four-year old prayed, "And forgive us > our trash baskets as we forgive those who put trash in > our baskets." > ********* > A little boy was overheard praying: "Lord, if you can't > make me a better boy, don't worry about it. I'm having a > real good time like I am." > ******** > A Sunday school teacher asked her little children, as > they were on the way to church service, "And why is it > necessary to be quiet in church?" > One bright little girl replied, "Because people are sleeping." > ********** > The preacher was wired for sound with a lapel mike, and > as he preached, he moved briskly about the platform, jerking > the mike cord as he went. Then he moved to one side, getting > wound up in the cord and nearly tripping before jerking it > again. After several circles and jerks, a little girl in the > third pew leaned toward her mother and whispered, "If he > gets loose, will he hurt us?" > ********** > Six-year old Angie and her four-year old brother Joel > were sitting together in church. Joel giggled, sang and > talked out loud. Finally, his big sister had had enough. > "You're not supposed to talk out loud in church." > "Why? Who's going to stop me?" Joe asked. > Angie pointed to the back of the church and said, "See > those two men standing by the door? They're hushers." > _______ To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Eat the hay & spit out the sticks! - A#1's mule" RTKB&G4JC! http://rangernet.org Autoresponder: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
