Article September 16, 2013 ISSUE

Kids ask...

Love with contributions from Monica Karal

If you keep doing the same bad thing again and again, will God still forgive you?—From a 9-year-old boy named Love

God is Love and will always love us. God can’t be mad at us or stop caring for us. God is our loving Mother-Father, and we are God’s children, or reflection. As God’s reflection we are naturally kind, honest, loving, and patient. But sometimes we may keep doing something wrong because we are thinking something about ourselves or others that does not come from God.

When I was younger, sometimes I did not like to share my things with other kids. I thought that if I shared what I had, I would not have enough for myself. But then I learned from Jesus’ teachings in the Bible that if you are generous and share things with others, you will always have everything you need. Jesus said, “Give to others, and you will receive” (Luke 6:38, Easy-to-Read Version). When I learned that God is very good to everyone, I started to change. I stopped being afraid to share what I had. I found that it is fun to share, because then you see other people enjoying good things just like you do.

God corrects us by giving us right thoughts to replace wrong thoughts. Then we naturally stop doing things that are wrong.

The best way to feel God’s love when you keep doing something wrong and want to stop is to think about all the good and true things about yourself. Then the next time you can stop yourself before doing the wrong thing, and remember that as God’s reflection, you can only be loving and kind with everyone.

Monica Karal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Monica is a Christian Science practitioner who loves learning from her Sunday School students because kids are such good healers!

Five kids who attend Christian Science Sunday School in Montreal, Canada, also answered this question: Will God forgive you?

Yes, God will always be there for you.
Ange, 9

God will always forgive us if we admit that we’ve done something wrong and realize that God made us good. He didn’t create sin, so we can’t be sinners.
Sarah, 15

God doesn’t punish. God loves us. And He helps us correct mistakes.
Lucia, 11

Yes. God can’t love some people and not love other people, even if they do something wrong.
Rebeca, 7

God helps us. He stops us from doing bad things.
Léa, 7

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