This was written by an 8 year old, Danny Dutton of Chula Vista, CA, for
his third grade homework assignment. The assignment was to explain God. I just
wonder if any of us could do as well ...
"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 beside
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 to 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 did.
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 help you because they
got it worked out so one of them is on duty all the time. 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 or do something you think will be
more fun like going to the beach. This is wrong. 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 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."