A Sunday school class was studying the Ten Commandments.
They were ready to discuss the last one.
The teacher asked if anyone could tell her what it was.
A student raised his hand, stood tall, and quoted,
"Thou shall not take the covers off the neighbor's wife."
I just got that joke in an email at work, and I couldn't help thinking about some of the crazy things our kids have said! That is one of the thousands of reasons why I love teaching our age kids, and honestly, I cant tell you how many times a child has said something in our class, and instantly, Miss Kathryn and I are giving each other the "did they just say what I thought they said" look and trying not to snicker! I'm sure there are parents cringing at the thought of "Oh no, what have they said" but I assure you, I've never heard anything that will incriminate any moms or dads...as of yet at least.
On our field trip to Stone Mountain a few weekends ago, the kids were talking about other trips they would like to take, after a few good ideas like "the zoo, aquarium, six flags, etc." they came up with what they found to be the BEST field trip destination. Any one want to guess where they want to go??? Okay, I'll tell you- The Hyatt. Yep, they want to go to a hotel. When asked if they knew what that was, and why they would want to go to a hotel for a field trip, the response was priceless, "Because they have an elevator." My first thought was "and here I am taking them to Stone Mountain ~ had only I known they could be just as easily satisfied with an elevator!"
It's not only the way they think about the simple things in life (like elevators) but how they grasp the Bible that truly amazes me. The understanding of a child is often times (in my opinion) far greater than the over analytical mind of an older person. My prayer is that I would be a teacher, wife, friend, and child of God who loves and enjoys the simple things in life; someone who takes a moment to not think quite so hard, and allow the Lord to speak to me the basic truths of His Holy word.
