This was written
> by
> 8-year-old Danny Dutton,
> who lives
> in Chula Vista,
> CA.
> His third grade
> homework assignment was
> 'explain God.' I
> wonder if any of us could have done as
> well [ ... And he had such
> an assignment, in
> California,where someone published it. I
> guess miracles do happen ! ... ]
>
>
> EXPLANATION OF
> 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
> grownups, 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 said
> O.K.'
>
> '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 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 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.'
> by
> 8-year-old Danny Dutton,
> who lives
> in Chula Vista,
> CA.
> His third grade
> homework assignment was
> 'explain God.' I
> wonder if any of us could have done as
> well [ ... And he had such
> an assignment, in
> California,where someone published it. I
> guess miracles do happen ! ... ]
>
>
> EXPLANATION OF
> 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
> grownups, 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 said
> O.K.'
>
> '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 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 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.'
