Explain God 


		Written by Danny Dutton, age 8, Chula Vista, California, 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 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 listenings to
		prayers.  An awful lot of this goes on, since some people, like preachers
		and things, pray at times besides bedtime.  God doesn't have time to
		listen to the radio or TV because of this.  Because He hears everything
		there must be terrible lot of noise in His ears, unless He has thought of
		a way to turn it off.  Gods 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 these 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 OK.

		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 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."