Wisdom on Kids and Parenting
mischievous. The two were always getting into trouble and their
parents could be assured that if any mischief occurred in their town
their two young sons were in some way involved. The parents were
at their wits end as to what to do about their sons' behavior. The
mother had heard that a clergyman in town had been successful in
disciplining children in the past, so she asked her husband if he
thought they should send the boys to speak with the clergyman. The
husband said, "We might as well. We need to do something before I
lose my temper!"
The clergyman agreed to speak with the boys, but asked to see them
individually. The 8-year-old went to meet with him first. The
clergyman sat the boy down and asked him sternly, "Where is God?"
The boy made no response, so the clergyman repeated the question in
an
even sterner tone, "Where is God?" Again the boy made no attempt to
answer, so the clergyman raised his voice even more and shook his
finger in the boy's face, "WHERE IS GOD?" At that the boy bolted
from the room and ran directly home slamming himself in his closet. His
older brother followed him into the closet and said, "What happened?"
The younger brother replied, "We are in BIG trouble this time. God
is missing and they think we did it!"
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