The Talking Jesus

© 1997 Don Rogers

I invited my four year old grandchild to pray by saying, "Let's talk to Jesus. Praying is how we do that."

She replied, "But I want to talk to the real Jesus, the talking Jesus."

I didn't know what she meant and we went ahead and prayed. Later, when we were at the church she said, "There he is! There's the talking Jesus." I followed her pointing finger and saw our Associate Pastor. Young and with a full beard. He did look like some of our pictures of Jesus.

I wondered when I should tell him about his place in my grandchild's life.

Stories to Inspire Index

• Welcome Page
• Ashley's Bible
• Back from the Dead
• The Best Plans
• Chain of Faithfulness, A
• Chairs, The
• Cherished Teacher and Prayer Partner, A
• Children Led, The
• Cup of Water, A
• Disciplined Life, The
• Do You Remember Us?
• Each Crisis a Lesson for Helping
• Fly Away
• Following the Family Tradition
• Free Help
• Friend Not Known
• Front Porch Ministry
• God's Snake
• Hands On Learning/ Home Based Cosmetics
• Her Mother's Story
• Hidden Ache, The
• Humming Bird, The
• I Didn't Know It Would be Earl
• I Feared Jane Would Get Sick and Die!
• I Knew I Had Failed
• In the Footsteps
• Kitty Goes to Heaven
• Language of Grace, The
• Learning Church Loyalty
• Let Me Count the Ways
• Little Moments
• Losing Control and Finding God
• Miles of Love
• Move On
• My Other Father
• No One to Serve
• Oops
• Overheard Lessons
• Puppy Died, The
• Red Truck, The
• Sheepish Moment
• Shout Unto the Lord
• Some is Enough
• Spirit Led Song, A
• Spontaneous Acts of Kindness
• Stranger Shall Teach Them, A
• Taking Care of Alice
• Talking Jesus
• Three Things, Yea Four
• Too Heavy
• Unaware
• Uncle Riley's Prayers
• Unintended Lesson, The
• Untaught Teacher
• Verse to Remember?, A
• Way in the Wilderness, A
• Way Its Supposed to Be, The
• We Finally Got the Message
• We Women
• Who is in Charge Here?
• Wow!