Dear God,
Your standards are so high! I know there are only
10 commandments that You gave us, but I think we all break them before we are
even old enough to understand them. Ten rules doesn't sound like many, but let
me lay them out for You:
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Put God first
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Don't bow down to idols
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Don't use God's name as a swear
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Keep the sabbath holy
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Honor mom and dad
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Don't murder
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Be faithful in marriage
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Don't steal
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Don't lie
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Don't be jealous (Ex 20)
I'm sorry that I've already messed up even this
week. I lied the other day when Mom asked me where I had been. I feel so bad.
Dad says that the holiday of the Passover reminds us of how You save us even
though we deserve to die. I guess back in Egypt (before the commandments were
even written) You sent 10 plagues on the Egyptians. Dad said You warned them
through Moses to put blood from a lamb on their door posts and You spared the
ones who did, but if they didn't then the first born child in each house would
die (Ex 12). It's like you expect perfection from us, but know we can't reach
it so You gave us something else to sacrifice instead. Thanks for sparing us
and saving us. Because we really couldn't make it on our own.
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