Letters to Jesus

To wrap up the school year, the teachers asked the kids to write a letter to Jesus, which they then bound into a book. The letter said one thing that they loved about Jesus, thanked Him for something, and then asked Him a question. Each kid was free to put whatever they wanted, and it was cute to see the kinds of things that they came up with. As an extra special treat, they invited all of the parents up to school today, so that the kids could read out their letters in front of the whole class.

I went up there to represent and support Troy. He wasn't nervous at all reading his letter out. He told Jesus that he loved Him because He was loving. He thanked Him for the Bible. And he asked him why He made snakes.

I thought it was funny the kinds of questions that the kids asked. They weren't deep or complex. Nothing like we'd ask as adults, such as, "Why are we here?" or "Why do bad things happen to good people?" No, they wanted to know if He liked dogs, if He still loves bad guys, if there is an actual door to Heaven, how many stars there are, and the most critical question of all...if there would be trains in Heaven. It was cool, though, to see them thinking about things that they don't understand or are curious about, and realizing that the best source of information was God. And it didn't hurt that it got the kids to practice their writing and reading.