Let’s smile…. Children open their hearts to God.

The book, Children’s Letters to God, by Eric Marshall and Stuart Hampel, reflects special thoughts and wishes from children. Some of these samples are naïve, wise, simple or reverent or not. However, they solicit a warm compassion when looking into a part of a child’s world where trust and hope prevail. Hopefully, if you have children in your family you might want to ask them to write a short note to God. As adults you probably thinking none will reach God, but then are you so certain? Here are samples without their interesting handwriting and grammar which would add another element to their beliefs, questions and desires. “God, in Sunday school they told us what you do, but Who does it when you are on vacation?

Jane Dear God, did you mean for the giraffe to look like that or was it an accident?
Norma

Dear God, who draws the lines around the countries? Nan

Dear God, is my reverend a friend of yours or do you just know him through business? Donny

Did you really mean do unto others as they do to you because If you did then
I’m going to fix my brother. Darla

Dear God, I am an American what are you? Robert

Dear God, thank you for my baby brother but what I prayed for was a puppy.
Joyce

Dear God- please put another holiday between Christmas and Easter. There
is nothing good in there now. Ginny

God, please send me a pony. I never ask for anything before and you can
look it up. Bud

Dear Mr. God, I wish you would not make it so easy for people to fall apart.
I had 3 stitches and a shot. Janet

Dear God, my brother is a rat you should give him a tail. Ha-ha Danny

Dear God, Maybe Cain and Abel would not kill each other so much if they
had had their own rooms. It works with my brother. Larry

God, I think the stapler is one of your greatest inventions. Ruth

Dear God, I bet it is very hard for you to love all of everybody in the whole
world-there are only 4 people in our family and I can never do it. Nance

Dear God, of all the people who worked for you I like Peter and John the
best. Rob

Dear God, if you watch church on Sunday I will show you my new shoes.
Mickey D.

Dear God, I don’t ever feel alone since I found you. Nora

Dear God, it is great the way you always get the stars in the right places. Jeff

Dear God, I did not thing orange went with purple until I saw the Sun Set on
Tues. that was cool. Eugene

Dear God, I am doing the best I can. Frank

Cherish children with unconditional love and quality time. An Internet
quote, “Inside each child is a miracle ready to shine.” Let’s nourish that.