Kids and church

I got this in an e-mail from my Aunt Leslie. Oh, how I can relate to some of these!

3-year-old Reese : 'Our Father, Who does art in heaven, Harold is His name. Amen.' (for Aunt Shannon on her special day!)

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.' (I can just hear the Mommy/Daddy's prayer in response!)

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.' (Probably one of my favorites. It's a bummer when your kids figure out their parents are sinners too!)

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 b e quiet in church?' One bright little girl replied, 'Because people are sleeping.' (for my sweet, sleep apnea husband... and all the people who helped keep him awake!)

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 !' (Haha! I can hear this conversation happen between my sisters and I as children and between my children someday.)

A father was at the beach with his children when the four-year-old son ran up to hi m, 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?' (See, just don't start with the whole "animals go to heaven too" thing and that Dad would have been fine!)

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? (I can see this happening to me!)