God Is Everywhere

EXERCISES:

Fill in the blanks:

a. In a village in West Bengal, there was an old lady who was very devoted to God.

b. Just as the old lady finished cooking, an old man knocked on the door.

c. After the old lady came home, she saw that there was no sign that anyone had visited.

d. The old lady understood that God is everywhere.

e. To see God, all you have to do is look around. Every inch of the world around us has God in it.

Answer the following questions:

1. What was the old lady’s one single wish?
Ans: Her one single wish was to see God and serve him food.

2. How did the old lady prepare for God’s visit?
Ans: The old lady cleaned her house and cooked a lot of food to welcome God.

3. Why did the old lady decide to cook more food for God?
Ans: She cooked more food for God because the food she had prepared was eaten by the beggar and the little girl.

4. How did the old lady help the little girl?
Ans: The old lady gave food to the little girl and helped her feel better when she was in pain and her mother was not well.

5. What message did God give the old lady in her second dream?
Ans: God told her that he had already visited her twice once as the hungry beggar and once as the little girl and that he was present in every person.

Values in action:

1. Even though God is everywhere, everyone ‘sees’ God in different places and in different ways. Where do you see God?
Ans: I see God in the love of my parents, the kindness of people, and the beauty of nature.

2. Think-Pair-Share
a. Think of one time where God helped you even though you could not see him.
Ans: A time when God helped me: When I was scared during a storm, my family stayed with me. And my mother hugged me and I immediately felt safe and calm. I believe God helped me through my mother’s love and care.

3. Write out your favourite prayer to God.
Ans: Dear God, thank you for my family, food and friends. Help me to be kind and loving every day. Amen.

4. If God is everywhere, then how should we treat the many things that we use, which are a gift from God?
Ans: We should take care of everything we use, never waste anything, and treat all living beings and things with respect and love because they are God’s gifts.