Become Like a Child
Jesus told his followers, “Unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” (Matt. 18:3) In their innocent ways of looking at Bible stories and understanding God, we can sometimes learn a lot.
Recently some young children in a Bible class were asked to write letters to God. Most of what they wrote is funny and cute, but occasionally there’s a gem of wisdom waiting to be unearthed.
- Are you really invisible or is that just a trick?
- I keep waiting for spring but it hasn’t come yet. Don’t forget!
- Did you mean for giraffes to look like that or was it an accident?
- You don’t have to worry bout me. I always look both ways.
- Instead of letting people die and having to make new ones, why don’t you keep the ones you got now?
- I went to a wedding and they kissed right in church. Is that okay?
- I think the stapler is one of your greatest inventions.
- In Bible times did they really talk that fancy?
- I think about you sometimes even when I’m not praying.
- I am an American. What are you?
- Thank you for the baby brother, but I prayed for a puppy.
- If you watch in church on Sunday I will show you my new shoes.
- I bet it’s hard for you to love all of everybody in the whole world. There are only four people in our family, and I can never do it.
- Please put another holiday between Christmas and Easter. There is nothing good in there now.
- If we come back as something please don’t let me be Jennifer Horton because I hate her.
- If you give me a genie lamp like Aladdin I will give you anything, except my money or my chess set.
- We read Thomas Edison made light. But in Sunday School they said you did it. So I bet he stoled your idea.
- Maybe Cain and Abel would not kill so much if they had their own rooms. It works with my brother.
- I do not think anybody could be a better God. Well, I just want you to know, but I am not just saying that because you are God.