A couple had two mischievous little boys, ages eight and 10. At their wits’ end, the parents contacted a clergyman who had been successful in rehabilitating bad children in the past. The clergyman asked to see the boys individually. The eight-year-old was sent to meet with him first. The clergyman sat the boy down and asked him sternly, ‘Where is God?’ The boy made no response, so the clergyman repeated the question in an even sterner tone, ‘Where is God?’
Again the boy made no attempt to answer, so the clergyman raised his voice even more and shook his finger in the boy’s face, ‘WHERE IS GOD?’ At that, the boy bolted from the room, ran directly home and slammed himself in to his wardrobe. His older brother followed him into the wardrobe and asked what happened.
The younger brother replied: ‘We’re in big trouble this time. God is missing, and they think we did it!’
We all know that God is everywhere, and interested in all of our lives, but what does that mean for young people? This month’s meeting guides look at life with God in four different, but very familiar, contexts for young people.
