Lisa
12-22-2000, 05:41 PM
Two young boys, Andy and Jim, were excessively mischievous. The two were
always getting in trouble, and their parents could be sure that if any
mischief occurred in town, their two sons were probably involved in some way.
The parents were at their wits end as to what to do about their son's
behavior. The mother then heard that clergyman in town had been successful in
disciplining children, so she asked her husband if he thought they should
send the boys to speak with him.*
The husband said, "We might as well. We need to do something before I really
lose my temper!"
The clergyman agreed to speak to the children, but he asked to see them
individually. The 8 year-old went to meet 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?"*
Frightened, the boy ran directly home, slamming his door and hiding in his
closet. His older brother followed him into the closet and asked, "What
happened?"
The younger brother replied, "We are in big trouble this time. God is
missing, and they think we did it!"
always getting in trouble, and their parents could be sure that if any
mischief occurred in town, their two sons were probably involved in some way.
The parents were at their wits end as to what to do about their son's
behavior. The mother then heard that clergyman in town had been successful in
disciplining children, so she asked her husband if he thought they should
send the boys to speak with him.*
The husband said, "We might as well. We need to do something before I really
lose my temper!"
The clergyman agreed to speak to the children, but he asked to see them
individually. The 8 year-old went to meet 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?"*
Frightened, the boy ran directly home, slamming his door and hiding in his
closet. His older brother followed him into the closet and asked, "What
happened?"
The younger brother replied, "We are in big trouble this time. God is
missing, and they think we did it!"