This morning, I volunteered as a helper at Cameron's Sunday School class. The teacher told the story of how heaven is like a tiny mustard seed that grows into a huge tree. "The birds come and build nests in the tree. There is room in the tree for everyone! How do you think the birds feel in the tree? Safe? Happy?"
A little girl raised her hand and was called upon. "What if there was a cat?" she asked.
The teacher looked confused. Another child took up the question. "Yeah!" he said. "What if a cat got in the tree?"
"Cats don't get in the tree," the teacher said.
"Cats can so get in trees!" called out a girl. "My cat climbed a tree and got stuck in it!"
"And cats EAT birds," squealed another child. Pandemonium spread quickly. "Cats could climb the tree and eat the birds!"
"No, no," the teacher protested weakly. "The tree is like heaven for the birds. There are no cats in the tree."
"But I thought you said there was room for everyone in the tree," said one of the oldest girls. "If there's room for everyone, why wouldn't there be room for the cat?"
The teacher closed the Bible and announced it was time for cookies and juice. 'Cause you know the verse about, "If you have the faith of a vanilla wafer . . . "
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Shot down by 3 to 4 year-olds? Ouch!
Ryan,
During the class, I was thinking, "I'm totally going to blog about this." And then I thought, "Ryan is going to love this one!"
You were absolutely right! Debi was laughing out loud when I read it to her this morning. Her comment, "Kids are too smart to buy that argument."
Great story!
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