"A CHILD'S VIEW"
                 WRITTEN BY DANNY DUTTON, AGE 8, FROM CHULA VISTA, CA FOR HIS
                  THIRD GRADE HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT TO EXPLAIN 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 here on Earth.

            He doesn't make grown-ups, 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 besides bed time.

            God doesn't have time to listen to
            the radio or TV on account of this.

            Since He hears everything, not only prayers,
            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 parent'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 my 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 okay.

            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,
            of course. You can pray anytime you want
            and they are sure to hear 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 very good 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.
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