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Time to Pray

A pastor asked a little boy if he said his prayers every night.
"Yes, sir," the boy replied.
"And do you always say them in the morning, too?" the pastor asked.
"No, sir," the boy replied, "I ain't scared in the daytime."

Saying You're Mad at "Dod" in "Pub-wic"

    Coleman is a 5-year-old little guy who went to his home in Heaven on 1/5/09. His mom shared that: One day Coleman heard someone say they were mad at God. He didn’t say a word, but later came to me with this complete look of disbelief on his face and asked, “Mommy? Did you hear them say they were mad at Dod? Why would they say that?” He couldn’t even fathom the thought. Then he raised his little eyebrows and said, “Well, I hope they don’t say that in pub-wic!” and walked away. He knew there were some things he could not change, but his faith never wavered.
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What kids have written to priests

Dear Father, I know God loves everybody, but He never met my sister. Yours sincerely, Arnold, age 8

Dear Father, Please say in your sermon that Peter Peterson has been a good boy all week. I am Peter Peterson. Sincerely, Peter Peterson, age 9

Dear Father, I think a lot more people would come to your church if you moved it to Disneyland. Loreen, age 9

"What is love?"

A group of professional people asked a group of 4– to 8-year-olds, What is Love?
    Samantha, age 6, said: "Love is when someone hurts you. And you get so mad but you don't yell at them because you know it would hurt their feelings."
    Terri, age 4, said, "Love is what makes you smile when you're tired."
    Matthew, age 7, said, "You think when you tell someone something bad about yourself and you're scared, they won't love you anymore. But then you get surprised because they still love you, but even more."
    Noelle, age 7, said, "Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it every day."

"Finding Convicts"

    Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee shared a story about a little girl with her dad in a post office. She asked who the people were pictured on the wall. Her dad told her that they were people the police were trying to find. The little girl said, "Why didn't they just keep them when they took their picture?"

 

To see God

    Four-year-old Sami Sorenson saw a balloon flying overhead at the Summer Celebration on Indianola Square, 7/10/08. She said, "I want to ride in the balloon." Mom Shawnee said, "You can't, Sami." Sami said, "But, Mommy, I want to see God."

"God's Sermons"

    A little boy was watching his father write a sermon.

    "How do you know what to say?" he asked.

    "Well, God tells me," the father told him.

    "Oh. Then why do you keep crossing things out?"

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"Asking Jesus into Your Heart"

    Ashlee attended evening services in her church and her youth group was able to help explain how to ask Jesus into your heart, to children younger than themselves. They explained it like this:

    When you ask Him into your heart, you build a bridge between you and God. It's like a caterpillar is someone who isn't a Christian, a cocoon is someone who has asked Him in, and a butterfly is what you become later.

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"Grandma's Age"

    A young grandson called the other day to wish his grandma Happy Birthday. He asked how old she was, and she told him, '62.'  He was quiet for a moment, and then he asked, 'Did you start at 1?'

Kid's Quote

    At dance class, Michelle was trying to explain how important it is to dance with all your heart, how to keep trying to get better and better, how to be precise and exact with motions and movements.
    She asked the class if they'd ever watched the young gymnast, Shawn --, who is from Des Moines. One dancer spoke up and said, "No, but I've watched my brother Shawn be wild."