Kids' Prayers
 

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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 does she say?"  The little boy replied, "Thank God he's in bed!"

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A woman invited some people to dinner.  At the table, she turned to her six-year-old daughter and said, "Would you like to say the blessing?"   "I wouldn't know what to say,"  the little girl replied.  "Just say what you hear Mommy say,"  the mother said.  The little girl bowed her head and said, "Dear Lord, why on earth did I invite all these people to dinner?"

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A daddy was listening to his child say his prayers... "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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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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And this 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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During the minister's prayer one Sunday morning, there was a loud whistle from one of the back pews.  Gary's mother was horrified.  She pinched him into silence.  After church, she 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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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."

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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 to misbehave," said Johnny.  "I asked Him to help you put up with me."

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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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