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Kids still say the darndest things while teaching lessons for life

Art Linkletter used to say, “Kids say the darndest things!” That's one reason I enjoy our “children's moment” so much. At a certain point in our morning worship service, our smaller children come to the front (usually ages 5-8 or so) and we have a “talk” and object lesson on their level.

Sometimes I chit-chat with the children before we get into the lesson. Recently I asked little Jimmy about his missing front tooth. He smiled really big and told me he lost it at school.

“How did you lose it?” I asked.

“A girl knocked it out!” The congregation roared.

Children are smart. We can learn from them if we'll listen. A Sunday School teacher was discussing the Ten Commandments with her five- and six-year-olds. After explaining the commandment to “honor thy Father and Mother,” she asked, “Is there a commandment that teaches us how to treat our brothers and sisters?”

Without missing a beat, one little boy answered, “Thou shalt not kill.”

Another little girl was talking to her teacher about whales. The teacher said it was physically impossible for a whale to swallow a human because even though it was a very large mammal, its throat was very small.

The little girl challenged her by reminding the teacher that Jonah was swallowed by a whale.

Irritated, the teacher reiterated that a whale could not swallow a human.

The little girl said, “when I get to heaven, I will ask Jonah.”

The teacher replied, “what if Jonah went to hell?'

The little girl replied, “then you ask him.”

On another occasion, a kindergarten teacher was observing her classroom while they were drawing. She would occasionally walk around to see each child's work.

As she got to one little girl working very diligently, she asked what the drawing was.

The girl answered, “I'm drawing a picture of God.”

The teacher paused and said, “But no one knows what God looks like.”

The girl confidently replied, “They will when I finish.”

Today's children are smarter than ever. Some children were asked to write down some of the wisdom they accumulated in their short lives:

1. Never trust your dog to watch your food.

2. When your dad is mad and asks you, “Do you think I look stupid?” don't answer.

3. Never tell your mom her diet's not working.

4. When your mom is mad at your dad, don't let her brush your hair.

5. Never let your three-year-old brother in the same room as your school assignment.

6. You can't hide a piece of broccoli in a glass of milk.

7. If you want a kitten, start out by asking for a horse.

8. Permanent felt-tip markers are not good to use as lipstick.

9. When you get a bad grade in school, show it to your Mother when she's on the phone.

10. Never try to baptize a cat.

One time while teaching his disciples, Jesus took a child in his arms and said, “Whoever receives one of these little children in my name receives me; and whoever receives Me, receives not me, but Him who sent Me.”

When we welcome children, we welcome Jesus Himself.