A child's perspective

Every now and then, wisdom comes to the heart of adults from the mouths of children.  If we're lucky, we get the opportunity to hear this stuff first hand, but at times it comes to us through the miracle of modern communication.  Evidence the words of a very bright young child who lives in the city of Chula Vista, California.  Here's 8-year-old Danny's take on explaining 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.'

How can we top that one?