>> 3-year-old Reese:> "Our Father, Who does art in heaven,> Harold is His name.> Amen.">>
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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.">> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~>>
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.">> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~>>
I had been teaching my three-year old daughter, Caitlin,> the Lord's Prayer for several evenings at bedtime.> She would repeat after me the lines from the prayer.> Finally, she decided to go solo.> I listened with pride as she carefully enunciated each word,> right up to the end of the prayer:> "Lead us not into temptation," she prayed,> "but deliver us from E-mail.>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~>>
One particular four-year-old prayed,> "And forgive us our trash baskets> as we forgive those who put trash in our baskets.">> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~>>
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.">> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~>>
Six-year-old Angie and her four-year-old> brother, Joel, were sitting together in church.> Joel giggled, sang, and talked out loud.> Finally, his big sister had had enough.> "You're not supposed to talk out loud in church."> "Why? Who's going to stop me?" Joel asked.> Angie pointed to the back of the church and said,> "See those two men standing by the door?> They're hushers.">> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~>>
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!">> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~>>
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?">> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~>>
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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