Let your life come amongst them like a flame of light, my child,

unflickering and pure, and delight them into silence.

excerpt from the Child Angel

by Rabindranath Tagore

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Dear God,

In Sunday School they told us what You do. Who does it when You are on vacation? - Jane

Dear God,

I think about You sometimes even when I'm not praying. - Elliot

Dear God,

Did You really mean "do unto others as they do unto you?" Because if you did, then I'm

going to fix my brother. - Darla

Dear God,

I didn't think orange went with purple until I saw the sunset You made on Tuesday. -

Margret

Dear God,

I read the Bible. What does "begat" mean? Nobody will tell me. - Love, Allison

Dear God,

Are you really invisible or is that a trick? - Lucy

Dear God,

Is it true my father won't get in Heaven if he uses his bowling words in the house? - Anita

Dear God,

Did you mean for the giraffe to look like that or was it an accident? - Norma

Dear God,

Instead of letting people die and having to make new ones, why don't You just keep the

ones You have now? - Jane

Dear God,

Who draws the lines around countries? - Nan

Dear God,

The bad people laughed at Noah - "You made an ark on dry land you fool". But he was

smart, he stuck with You. That's what I would do. - Eddie

Dear God,

I went to this wedding and they kissed right in church. Is that okay? - Neil

Dear God,

What does it mean You are a Jealous God? I thought You had everything. - Jane

Dear God,

Thank You for the baby brother, but what I prayed for was a puppy. - Joyce

Dear God,

Why is Sunday School on Sunday? I thought it was supposed to be our day of rest. - Tom L.

Dear God,

Please send me a pony. I never asked for anything before, You can look it up. - Bruce

Dear God,

If we come back as something - please don't let me be Jennifer Horton because I hate her.

- Denise

Dear God,

My brother is a rat. You should give him a tail. Ha ha. - Danny

Dear God,

Maybe Cain and Abel would not kill each other so much if they had their own rooms. It

works with my brother. - Larry

Dear God,

I want to be just like my Daddy when I get big but not with so much hair all over. - Sam

Dear God,

You don't have to worry about me. I always look both ways. - Dean

Dear God,

I bet it is very hard for You to love all of everybody in the whole world. There are only 4

people in our family and I can never do it. - Nan

Dear God,

Of all the people who work for You, I like Noah and David the best. - Rob

Dear God,

My brother told me about being born but it doesn't sound right. They're just kidding, aren't

they? - Marsha

Dear God,

If You watch me in Church Sunday. I'll show You my new shoes. - Mickey D.

Dear God,

I would like to live 900 years like the guy in the Bible. - Love, Chris

Dear God,

We read Thomas Edison made light. But in school they said You did it. So, I bet he stole

Your idea. - Sincerely, Donna

Dear God,

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 already. - Charles

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IN Church  . . .    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."

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After the christening of his baby brother in church,

Jason sobbed all the way home in the back seat of the car.

His father asked him three times what was wrong.

Finally, the boy replied, "That preacher said he wanted us

brought up in a Christian home, and I wanted to stay with you guys."

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One particular four-year-old prayed,

"And forgive us our trash baskets as we forgive those

who put trash in our baskets."

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A Sunday school teacher asked her 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."

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A mother was preparing pancakes for her sons, Kevin 5, and Ryan 3.

The boys began to argue over who would get the first pancake. Their

mother saw the opportunity for a moral lesson. "If Jesus were sitting

here, He would say, 'Let my brother have the first pancake, I can wait.'

Kevin turned to his younger brother and said, "Ryan, you be Jesus!"

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A father was at the beach with his children when the four-year-old son

ran up to him, grabbed his hand, and led him to the shore where a

seagull lay dead in the sand.

"Daddy, what happened to him?" the son asked. "He died and went to

Heaven," the Dad replied. The boy thought a moment and then said, "Did

God throw him back down?"

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A wife invited some people to dinner. At the table, she turned to their

six-year-old daughter and said, "Would you like to say the blessing?" "I

wouldn't know what to say," the girl replied. "Just say what you hear

Mommy say," the wife answered. The daughter bowed her head and said,

"Lord, why on earth did I invite all these people to dinner?"

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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!"

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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."

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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!"

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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."

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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."

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A rabbi said to a precocious six-year-old boy: "So your mother says your prayers for you

each night? Very commendable. What doesshe say?" The little boy replied, "Thank God he's

in bed!"

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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."

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A Kindergarten teacher was observing her classroom of children while they drew. She would

occasionally walk around to see each child's work. As she got to one little girl who was

working diligently,she asked what the drawing was? The girl replied, "I'm drawing God."

The teacher paused and said, "But no one knows what God looks like." Without missing a

beat, or looking up from her drawing, the girl replied, "They will in a minute."

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A father was reading Bible stories to his young son. He read, "The man named Lot was

warned to take his wife and flee out of the city, but his wife looked back and was turned to

salt."

His son asked, "What happened to the flea?"

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