> Prayers from Kids... > > 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!" > > ************************************************************** > > A daddy was listening to his child say his prayer "Dear Harold". At > this, dad interrupted and said, "Wait a minute -how come you called > God 'Harold'"? The little boy looked up and said, "That's what they > call Him in church. You know the prayer we say, "Our Father, who art > in Heaven, Harold be Thy Name." > > ************************************************************** > > And this particular four-year-old prayed: "And forgive us our trash > baskets as we forgive those who put trash in our baskets." > > *************************************************************** > > During the minister's prayer one Sunday, there was a loud whistle > from one of the back pews. Gary's mother was horrified. She pinched > him into silence, and after church asked: "Gary, whatever made you > do such a thing?" Gary answered soberly: "I asked God to teach me to > whistle... and He just then did!" > > ***************************************************************** > > One night Mike's parents overheard this prayer: "Now I lay me down to > rest, and hope to pass tomorrow's test, If I should die before I > wake,that's one less test I have to take." > > *************************************************************** > > A five-year-old said grace at family dinner one night. "Dear God, > thank you for these pancakes..." When he concluded, his parents asked > him why he thanked God for pancakes when they were having chicken. > He smiled and said, "I thought I'd see if He was paying attention > tonight." > > ***************************************************************** > > A little boy's prayer: "Dear God, please take care of my daddy and my > mommy and my sister and my brother and my doggy and me. Oh, please > take care of yourself, God. If anything happens to you, we're gonna > be in a big mess." > > **************************************************************** > > A rabbi said to a precocious six-year-old boy: "So your mother says > your prayers for you each night Very commendable. What does she say?" > The little boy replied, "Thank God he's in bed!". > > **************************************************************** > > Johnny had been misbehaving and was sent to his room. After a while > he emerged and informed his mother that he had thought it over and > then said a prayer. "Fine", said the pleased mother. "If you ask > God to help you not misbehave, He will help you." "Oh, I didn't ask > Him to help me not misbehave," said Johnny. "I asked Him to help you > put up with me." > > _______ 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]
