02-25-2003, 06:46 AM
A couple had two little boys, ages eight and ten, who
were excessively mischievous.
The two were always getting into trouble and their
parents could be confident that if any mischief
occurred in their town, their two young
sons were involved in some capacity. The parents were
at their wit's end as to what to
do about their sons' behavior.
The parents had heard that a clergyman in town had
been successful in disciplining
children in the past, so they contacted him, and he
agreed to give it his best shot. He
asked to see the boys individually, so the
eight-year-old was sent 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, ran directly
home, and slammed 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!"
were excessively mischievous.
The two were always getting into trouble and their
parents could be confident that if any mischief
occurred in their town, their two young
sons were involved in some capacity. The parents were
at their wit's end as to what to
do about their sons' behavior.
The parents had heard that a clergyman in town had
been successful in disciplining
children in the past, so they contacted him, and he
agreed to give it his best shot. He
asked to see the boys individually, so the
eight-year-old was sent 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, ran directly
home, and slammed 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!"