“Who can tell me in one word the way to get to heaven?” the Sunday school teacher asked her four- and five-year-olds. Several hands went up.
“Okay, Peggy?”
“Sunday school,” replied Peggy promptly.
“What do you say, Megan?”
Megan suggested, “Praying,” and Lisa added, “Being good.” But not one of those answers was the correct answer the teacher was waiting for.
Then small, dark-eyed Alison shyly put up her hand and whispered, “Jesus.”
That was the correct answer the teacher was waiting to hear. What would your answer have been?
ML-09/26/2010