A couple had two little boys, ages eight and ten, who were
excessively mischievous.
The two were always getting into trouble and their parents could be
confident that if any mischief occurred in their town, their two
young sons were involved in some capacity. The parents were at
their wit's end as to what to do about their sons' behavior.
The parents had heard that a clergyman in town had been successful
in disciplining children in the past, so they contacted him, and he
agreed to give it his best shot. He asked to see the boys
individually, so the eight-year-old was sent to meet with him
first. The clergyman sat the boy down and asked him sternly, "Where
is God?"
The boy made no response, so the clergyman repeated the question in
an even sterner tone, "Where is God?"
Again the boy made no attempt to answer, so the clergyman raised
his voice even more and shook his finger in the boy's face, "WHERE
IS GOD?"
At that, the boy bolted from the room, ran directly home, and
slammed himself in his closet. His older brother followed him into
the closet and said, "What happened?"
The younger brother replied, "We are in BIG trouble this time. God
is missing and they think we did it!"