Christmas Meal

> A 4-year-old boy who was asked to return thanks before Christmas
> > dinner. The
> > family members bowed their heads in expectation. He began his
> > prayer,
> > thanking God for all his friends, naming them one by one. Then he
> > thanked God
> > for Mommy, Daddy, brother, sister, Grandma, Grandpa, and all his
> > aunts and
> > uncles. Then he began to thank God for the food. He gave thanks for
> > the
> > turkey, the dressing, the fruit salad, the cranberry sauce, the
> > pies, the
> > cakes, even the Cool Whip. Then he paused, and everyone waited--and
> > waited.
> >
> > After a long silence, the young fellow looked up at his mother and
> > asked, "If
> > I thank God for the broccoli, won't he know that I'm lying?"
> >