You’ve got to love children. They have such a great sense of humour. No wondered Jesus loved them.
I love the story about Jesus and some children that is recorded in the Gospel of Mark (10:13-16) … "One day some parents brought their children to Jesus so he could touch them and bless them, but the disciples told them not to bother him. But when Jesus saw what was happening, he was very displeased with his disciples. He said to them, ‘Let the children come to me. Don’t stop them! For the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these. I assure you, anyone who doesn’t have their kind of faith will never get into the Kingdom of God.’ Then he took the children into his arms and placed his hands on their heads and blessed them." [NLT]
Here are a few of my favourite children’s letters for your enjoyment …
- "Dear God, In Sunday school they told us what you do. Who does it when you’re on holiday?" [Jane]
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"Dear God. Are you really invisible or is that just a trick?’ [Lucy ]
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"Dear God, Instead of letting people die and having to make new ones why don’t you just keep the ones you got now?" [Mary]
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"Dear God, Thank you for the baby brother but what I prayed for was a puppy." [Joyce]
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"Dear God. Maybe Cain and Abel would not kill each so much if they had their own rooms. It works with my brother." [Larry]
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"Dear God, I think the stapler is one of your greatest inventions." [Ruth]
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"Dear God, I bet it is very hard for you to love all of everybody in the whole world. There are only four people in our family and I can never do it." [Nancy]
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"Dear God, We read Thomas Edison made light. But in Sunday School they said you did it. So I bet he stoled your idea." [Donna]
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"Dear Pastor, I know God loves everybody but He never met my sister." [Arnold]
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"Dear Pastor, I would like to go to heaven someday because I know my brother won’t be there." [Stephen]
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