Daniel and Goliath
I was stuck like a car in the game Rush Hour and did not know how to escape. “Daniel!” exclaimed my Sunday School teacher. “That is not appropriate!” I tried to recall how I put myself into this quandary in the first place and, more importantly, how I was to maneuver through it. A few minutes earlier, I was your typical four-year-old child playing with toys in the classroom along with other children in my Sunday School class. Aside from what was for lunch that day, I was carefree and living the dream. After playing with my friends for a while, our Sunday School teacher told us that it was time for our Bible story. The other kids and I dropped our toys and bolted for story time. “Today we are learning about David and Goliath,” she announced. Immediately, my interest piqued. …show more content…
She told about how David was not afraid of Goliath, but instead was only concerned about the fact that Goliath was insulting David’s God. We learned how David, a young boy not even in the army yet, was willing to fight for his God. Furthermore, Goliath was a giant with excellent armor, and David a boy with a measly slingshot and five smooth stones. As we were nearing my favorite part of the story, my teacher said something along the lines of, “David defeated Goliath with only a sling and using one stone.” Bam! She concluded the story just like that; she completely ignored my favorite part of the story. Being the stubborn four-year-old who would not let anything slip by, I decided to say, “That is not the end of the story!” My teacher looked at me horrified as I continued the story saying, “After that, David took Goliath's sword and cut Goliath’s head off.” As my teacher was getting on to me for saying something that was “not appropriate,” I retorted innocently saying,” It is in the Bible; it is the
I was stuck like a car in the game Rush Hour and did not know how to escape. “Daniel!” exclaimed my Sunday School teacher. “That is not appropriate!” I tried to recall how I put myself into this quandary in the first place and, more importantly, how I was to maneuver through it. A few minutes earlier, I was your typical four-year-old child playing with toys in the classroom along with other children in my Sunday School class. Aside from what was for lunch that day, I was carefree and living the dream. After playing with my friends for a while, our Sunday School teacher told us that it was time for our Bible story. The other kids and I dropped our toys and bolted for story time. “Today we are learning about David and Goliath,” she announced. Immediately, my interest piqued. …show more content…
She told about how David was not afraid of Goliath, but instead was only concerned about the fact that Goliath was insulting David’s God. We learned how David, a young boy not even in the army yet, was willing to fight for his God. Furthermore, Goliath was a giant with excellent armor, and David a boy with a measly slingshot and five smooth stones. As we were nearing my favorite part of the story, my teacher said something along the lines of, “David defeated Goliath with only a sling and using one stone.” Bam! She concluded the story just like that; she completely ignored my favorite part of the story. Being the stubborn four-year-old who would not let anything slip by, I decided to say, “That is not the end of the story!” My teacher looked at me horrified as I continued the story saying, “After that, David took Goliath's sword and cut Goliath’s head off.” As my teacher was getting on to me for saying something that was “not appropriate,” I retorted innocently saying,” It is in the Bible; it is the