Lighten Up
Forwarded by Editor-in-Chief Carl Schulthess

No one enjoys freedom of religious expression quite like children. Following are examples forwarded by Editor-in-Chief Carl Schulthess.

• Quoting three-year-old Reese: "Our Father, Who art in heaven, Harold is His name.”
• After the christening of his baby brother, Jason sobbed all the way home in the back seat of the car. His father repeatedly asked him what was wrong. Finally, the boy replied, "That preacher said he wanted us brought up in a Christian home, and I want to stay with you guys."
• One particular four-year-old prayed: "Forgive us our trash baskets as we forgive those who put trash in our baskets."
• A Sunday school teacher asked her students as they were on the way to a church service.  "Why is it necessary to be quiet in church?" One little girl replied, "Because people are sleeping."
• A mother was preparing pancakes for her young sons, Kevin and Ryan. The boys began to argue over who would get the first pancake. Their mother saw the opportunity for a moral lesson, and she said, "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 his 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?"
• A woman invited several people to dinner. At the table, she turned to her six-year-old daughter and said, "Would you like to say the blessing?" "I don’t know what to say," the girl replied. "Just say what you heard Mommy say," she answered. The daughter bowed her head and said, "Lord, why did I invite all these people to dinner?"