Humor with
a Message
Or sometimes ...Just a Message ... or just
humor
From time to time a
thought provoking bit arrives in the
e-mail or from other sources.
Some of
it is humorous but it all makes you think.
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Children's
Prayers
Children
hear everything. How they understand it is a
totally different matter.
Some
examples of their prayers are recorded here:
One
particular four-year old prayed, "And
forgive us our trash baskets as we forgive
those who put trash in our bask ets."
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."
A little
girl, dressed in her Sunday best, was
running as fast as she could, trying not to
be late for Bible class.
As she ran she prayed, "Dear Lord, please
don't let me be late! Dear Lord, please
don't let me be late"
While she was running and praying, she
tripped on a curb and fell, getting her
clothes dirty and tearing her dress. She got
up, brushed herself off, and started running
again!. As she ran she once again began to
pray, "Dear Lord, please don't let me be
late... But please don't shove me either!"
One mother
had been teaching her 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. Mom
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 some E-mail.
Amen."
One Sunday
in a Midwest city, a young child was "acting
up" during the morning worship hour. The
parents did their best to maintain some
sense of order in the pew but were losing
the battle. Finally, the father picked the
little fellow up and walked sternly up the
aisle on his way out. Just before reaching
the safety of the foyer, the little one
called loudly to the congregation, "Pray for
me! Pray for me!"
And one
particular four-year old prayed, "And
forgive us our trash baskets as we forgive
those who put trash in our baskets."
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."
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?"
Out of the
mouth of a 3 year old boy: "Our father, who
does art in heaven, Howard is his name...."
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St
Julie Billiart Parish