An interesting conversation
I have forgotten over the summer how interesting it can be to listen to someone's conversation on a topic. It my case, that someone usually turns out to be students in my classroom. Today was no exception. I was trying to be productive and do some reading testing on my students but instead I found myself listening in on a very interesting conversation. Sometimes 6 years old can amaze me with there simple faith.
Mind you, the students were suppose to be working on a math paper where they were putting numbers in order. I still have quite figured out how this topic got introduced.
Bobby: You better not do that cause God is watching you.
Diamond: How is he watching me? You better tell me how he is doing it.
Bobby: He is looking down on you from heaven and watching what you do.
Ale'iah: Jesus is watching you too.
Bobby: He sees everything you do.
At this point I was interrupted, so I never heard how the conversation ended, but it still struck me how simple the faith of my students was to know that God and Jesus were watching over them and knew everything that they were doing. It makes me think about my own need to simply have faith that God is there and is watching over me.
"I have said no such thing. I am only resolved to act in that manner, which will, in my own opinion, constitute my happiness, without reference to you, or to any person so wholly unconnected with me." Elizabeth Bennet, Pride and Prejudice.
Mind you, the students were suppose to be working on a math paper where they were putting numbers in order. I still have quite figured out how this topic got introduced.
Bobby: You better not do that cause God is watching you.
Diamond: How is he watching me? You better tell me how he is doing it.
Bobby: He is looking down on you from heaven and watching what you do.
Ale'iah: Jesus is watching you too.
Bobby: He sees everything you do.
At this point I was interrupted, so I never heard how the conversation ended, but it still struck me how simple the faith of my students was to know that God and Jesus were watching over them and knew everything that they were doing. It makes me think about my own need to simply have faith that God is there and is watching over me.
"I have said no such thing. I am only resolved to act in that manner, which will, in my own opinion, constitute my happiness, without reference to you, or to any person so wholly unconnected with me." Elizabeth Bennet, Pride and Prejudice.

9 Comments:
At 8:31 AM,
Julie said…
Kids do have amazing faith. Talk to Clark sometime. He knows as much about God as most adults.
LOVE the quote. It's usually at that point of the argument that I'm like, "HA HA!" to Lady Catherine. :)
At 9:14 AM,
Maryann said…
I love that story. I think we need to include it in one of our books. :-)
At 4:43 PM,
Becs said…
The same two kids today were singing "This little light on mine" on the top of their lungs during work time over and over and over again.
At 10:37 PM,
Maryann said…
Ooo...that's a great song to have in your head all day! :-)
At 6:44 AM,
Becs said…
Just picture two little Africian American kids singing it - I was jamming all day with the way they jazzed it up. :)
At 9:32 AM,
Maryann said…
Just like "Do Lord" in Alabama! :-)
At 12:38 PM,
Julie said…
I LOVE that song.
Do Lord, o Do Lord, o Do Remember me (bum-bum-bah)
Do Lord, o Do Lord, o Do Remember me
Do Lord, o Do Lord, o Do Remember meeeeeeeeeeee
WAY BEYOOOOOND THE BLUE
At 5:15 PM,
Becs said…
That was so beautiful Jewels, it brought tears to my eyes.
Literally...
At 11:32 PM,
Maryann said…
I can totally hear you singing that Jules. :-)
Thank goodness you held that meeeee and added the bum, bum part!
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