One of my favorite motivational writers is Tim Hansel and in his book on loneliness, Dancin’ Toward the Dawn, he quotes an essay on God by eight-year-old, Danny Dunton:
“One of God’s main jobs is making people. He makes these to put in place of the ones that die, so there will be enough people to take care of things here on earth. He doesn’t make grown-ups. Just kids. I think it’s 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 up to moms and dads. I think it works out pretty good.
“God’s second most important job is listening to prayers. An awful lot of this goes on, as some people like preachers pray other times besides bedtime…. God sees everything, and is everywhere, which keeps Him pretty busy….
“Jesus is God’s Son. He used to do all the hard work, like walking on water and doing miracles and trying to teach people about God who didn’t want to learn. 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 Father appreciated everything 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 Father out by listening to prayers and seeing which things are important for God to take care of and which ones He can take care of Himself without having to bother God. You can pray anytime you want and they are sure to hear you because they’ve got it worked out so one of them is on duty all the time….”
Hansel notes: “Today remember that God is listening to the deepest yearnings in your heart. Remember that He is ‘on duty’ all the time. Remember that He sees everything, and is everywhere. Remember that He loves us…immensely. With a childlike simplicity, offer your prayers to God and really experience Him hearing you.”