ICE CREAM FOR THE SOUL
A mother took her children to a restaurant. Her six-year-old son asked if he could pray. As they bowed their heads, he prayed, “God is good. God is great. Thank you for the food, and I would even thank you more if Mom gets us ice cream for dessert. And liberty and justice for all! Amen!” Along with the laughter from the other customers nearby a woman remarked, “That’s what’s wrong with this country. Kids today don’t even know how to pray. Asking God for ice-cream! Why, I never!” Hearing this, the son began to cry and asked, “Did I do it wrong? Is God mad at me?” As his mother held him and assured him that he had done a terrific job, and God was certainly not mad at him, an elderly gentle man approached the table. He winked at the boy and said, “I happen to know that God thought that was a great prayer.” “Really?” the…
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