At least.
Last night the Girls' Brigade were beginning a project on 'listening' - an interesting topic for around twenty little girls who've been cooped all day - and all the last week - because it's been too wet to go outside to play at school. The leader who was organising the session had some good activities and they'd had some fun. Then she came to do her closing prayer - always rather 'horizontal' - such delights as 'Lord Jesus, please help us to remember it is church parade on Sunday' occur quite regularly. Last night it was along the lines of 'please help us not to fidget or turn around when we're talking to you.'
After the prayers I was cast in ogre role issuing the telling off for messing about in prayers, and commented that it was very rude to mess about when we're praying because God is listening. Quick as a flash one six year-old asked "how does God hear?"
One totally naff answer followed "God has very good hearing"
Any better suggestions?!
Comments
Accurately?
Metaphorically?
It's actually rude because other people are trying to pray - or to be well-behaved, though that's a bit horizontal too.