EXPLAIN GOD
One of God's main jobs is making people. He makes them to replace the ones
that die so there will be enough people to take care of things on earth. He
doesn't make grown-ups, just babies. I think because they are smaller and
easier to make. That way, He doesn't have to take up His valuable time
teaching them to talk and walk, He can just leave that to mothers and fathers.
God's second most important job is listening to prayers. An awful lot of this
goes on, since some people, like preachers and things, pray at times besides
bedtime. God doesn't have time to listen to the radio or TV because of this.
Because He hears everything there must be a terrible lot of noise in His ears,
unless He has thought of a way to turn it off. God sees everything and hears
everything and is everywhere which keeps Him pretty busy. So you shouldn't
go wasting His time by going over your mom and dad's head asking for
something they said you couldn't have. Atheists are people who don't believe in
God. I don't think there are any in Chula Vista. At least there aren't any who
come to our church. Jesus is God's Son. He used to do all the hard work like
walking on water and performing miracles and trying to teach the people who
didn't want learn about God. They finally got tired of Him preaching to them
and they crucified Him. But He was good and kind like His Father and He told
His Father that they didn't know what they were doing and to forgive them and
God said OK. His Dad (God) appreciated everything that He had done and all
His hard work on earth so He told Him He didn't have to go out on the road
anymore, He could stay in heaven. So He did. And now He helps His Dad out
by listening to prayers and seeing things which are important for God to take
care of and which ones He can take care of Himself without having to bother
God. Like a secretary only more important. You can pray anytime you want
and they are sure to hear you because they got it worked out so one of them is
on duty all the times. You should always go to Church on Sunday because it
makes God happy, and if there's anybody you want to make happy, it's God.
Don't skip church to do something you think will be more fun like going to the
beach. This is wrong! And, besides, the sun doesn't come out at the beach until
noon anyway. If you don't believe in God, besides being an atheist, you will be
very lonely, because your parents can't go everywhere with you, like to camp,
but God can. It is good to know He's around you when you're scared in the
dark or when you can't swim very good and you get thrown into real deep
water by big kids. But you shouldn't just always think of what God can do for
you. I figure God put me here and He can take me back anytime He pleases.
And that's why I believe in God."
Written by Danny Dutton, age 8, from Chula Vista, California, for his third grade homework
assignment to "Explain God".
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