Hello,
True story.
As they prepare to dine at a restaurant, a six-year-old boy asks his mother if he may say grace before the meal.
As they bow their heads, he says: “God is good. God is great. Thank you for the food, … and I’d be even more thankful if Mom ordered ice cream for dessert. And liberty and justice for all! Amen!”
Through the laughter of the other customers, Kim catches a woman's remark: "That's what's wrong with this country. Children today don't know how to pray. Asking God for ice cream! I wonder why!"
Kim bursts into tears and asks his mother, “Did I do something wrong? Is God upset with me?” As his mother holds him and reassures him, she tells him that he gave a wonderful prayer and that God is certainly not upset with him.
An older man then approaches their table, winks at the little boy, and says: “I believe I know that God thinks that was a very beautiful prayer.”
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Really? Kim asks.
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Cross my heart, the man resumes. And in a whisper he adds (pointing to the lady who had intervened): "It's a shame she never asked God for ice cream. A little ice cream is good for the soul sometimes."
Naturally, at the end of the meal, the mother ordered ice cream for her little boy.
But what happened next was a complete surprise.
"My son thought for a moment and then did something I will remember for the rest of my life," the mother explained. "He took his sundae and, without a word, walked over to the woman and placed it in front of her."
With a big smile, he says to her: "This is for you. Ice cream is good for the soul sometimes, and my soul is already good."
Marylena