The preacher's 5 year-old daughter noticed that her father always paused
and bowed his head, for a moment, before starting his sermon.
One day, she asked him why.
"Well, Honey," he began, proud that his daughter was so observant of his
messages, "I'm asking the Lord to help me preach a good sermon."
"How come He doesn't do it?" she asked.
BEING THANKFUL
A rabbi said to a precocious six-year-old boy, "So your mother says your
prayers for you each night? Very commendable. What does she say?"
The little boy replied, "Thank God he's in bed!"
EXPRESS PRAYER
Our son had only heard his grandfather pray at Thanksgiving, Easter, and
other special occasions; when he, typically, said a long prayer over the food.
One night, after a fun camp-out and fishing trip, grandfather (to our son's
surprise) asked a very brief blessing on the food. With a gleam in his eye, our
son grinned at his Grandfather and said, "You don't pray so long when you're
hungry, do you Grandpa?"
UNTIMELY ANSWERED PRAYER
During the minister's prayer, one Sunday, there was a loud whistle from one of
the back pews. Gary's mother was horrified. She pinched him into silence and,
after church, asked, "Gary, whatever made you do such a thing?"
Gary answered, soberly, "I asked God to teach me to whistle . . . and He just
then did!"
TIME TO PRAY
A pastor asked a little boy if he said his prayers every night.
"Yes sir," the boy replied.
"And, do you always say them in the morning, too?" the pastor asked.
"No sir," the boy replied. "I ain't scared in the daytime."
BEWARE OF TRASH
One particular four-year old prayed, "And forgive us our 'trash baskets' as
we forgive those who put trash in our baskets."
ALL MEN / ALL GIRLS?
When my daughter, Kelli, was 3, she and my son, Cody, would say their
nightly prayers, together. As most children do, we have to bless every
family member, every friend, and every animal (current and past).
For several weeks, after we had finished the nightly prayer, Kelli would
say, "And all girls."
As this soon became part of her nightly routine, to include this at the end,
my curiosity got the best of me and I asked her, "Kelli, why do you always
add the part about all girls?"
Her response, "Because we always finish our prayers by saying 'All Men'!"
SAY A PRAYER
Little Johnny and his family were having Sunday dinner at his Grandmother's
house. Everyone was seated around the table as the food was being served.
When little Johnny received his plate, he started eating right away.
"Johnny wait until we say our prayer."
"I don't have to," The boy replied.
"Of course, you do," his mother insisted. "We say a prayer, before eating, at
our house."
"That's our house," Johnny explained. "But this is Grandma's house and she
knows how to cook!