Two little boys, ages 8 and 10, are
excessively
mischievous. They are always getting into trouble and
their parents know all about it. If any mischief occurs
in their town, the two boys are probably involved.
The boys' mother heard that a preacher in town had been
successful in disciplining children, so she asked if
he would speak with her boys. The preacher agreed,
but he asked to see them individually. So the mother
sent the 8 year old first, in the morning, with the
older boy to see the preacher in the afternoon.
The preacher, a huge man with a booming voice, sat
the younger boy down and asked him sternly, "Do you
know where God is, son?" The boy's mouth dropped open,
but he made no response, sitting there wide-eyed with his
mouth hanging open. So the preacher repeated the
question in an even sterner tone, "Where is God?!"
Again, the boy made no attempt to answer. The preacher
raised his voice even more and shook his finger in the
boy's face and bellowed, "Where is God?!" The boy
screamed and bolted from the room, ran directly home
and dove into his closet, slamming the door behind him.
When his older brother found him in the closet, he
asked, "what happened?" The younger brother, gasping
for breath, replied, "We are in BIG trouble this time.