GOD...Can I Ask ?

GOD... CAN I ASK ? [CHILD] Can I ask You... Some more questions? ... [VOICE FROM HEAVEN] Ask. No honest question... Is ever too small. ... [CHILD] Are You really... Watching over me? ... [VOICE FROM HEAVEN] You are never... Beyond My care. ... [CHILD] Can You hear me... When I whisper? ... [VOICE FROM HEAVEN] Every whisper... Matters. ... [CHILD] Do You know... My name? ... [VOICE FROM HEAVEN] Before anyone spoke it... It was known. ... [CHILD] Why did my mommy... Have to leave? ... [VOICE FROM HEAVEN] Love... Does not end... When someone leaves this world. ... [CHILD] Did I do... Something wrong? ... [VOICE FROM HEAVEN] Some hurts... Are never... A child's fault. ... [CHILD] Why do children... Get sick? ... [VOICE FROM HEAVEN] Every hurting heart... Is precious. ... [CHILD] Why do people... Fight? ... [VOICE FROM HEAVEN] Because hearts... Can choose... Love... Or hate. ... [CHILD] Why doesn't... Everybody choose love? ... [VOICE FROM HEAVEN] Love... Cannot be forced. It must be chosen. ... [CHILD] Why do bullies... Exist? ... [VOICE FROM HEAVEN] Never let... Someone else's darkness... Become your own. ... [CHILD] Why do bad people... Sometimes win? ... [VOICE FROM HEAVEN] One chapter... Is not... The whole story. ... [CHILD] Why do good people... Cry? ... [VOICE FROM HEAVEN] Even tears... Can water... Hope. ... [CHILD] When I'm scared... At night... Are You there? ... [VOICE FROM HEAVEN] You are never... As alone... As you feel. ... [CHILD] Can You see... When I cry... In my bed? ... [VOICE FROM HEAVEN] Nothing... About you... Goes unnoticed. ... [CHILD] Do You still... Love me... When I'm naughty? ... [VOICE FROM HEAVEN] Love remains. Even while... You learn. ... [CHILD] Do You hear... Every prayer? ... [VOICE FROM HEAVEN] Every word. Every silence. Every tear. ... [CHILD] Can You forgive... People... Who've done... Really bad things? ... [VOICE FROM HEAVEN] Mercy... Is offered. Justice... Is never forgotten. ... [CHILD] Do animals... Matter too? ... [VOICE FROM HEAVEN] Everything... Created with care... Has value. ... [CHILD] Will I ever... Stop hurting? ... [VOICE FROM HEAVEN] Healing... Often begins... One step... At a time. ... [CHILD] What if... Nobody likes me? ... [VOICE FROM HEAVEN] Your worth... Has never depended... On popularity. ... [CHILD] What if... I don't know... How to pray? ... [VOICE FROM HEAVEN] Speak... From your heart. ... [CHILD] What if... I'm angry? ... [VOICE FROM HEAVEN] Bring honesty... Before pretending. ... [CHILD] Will You... Ever leave me? ... [VOICE FROM HEAVEN] Hope... Walks beside you. ... [CHILD] One last question... Do You still... Want me? ... (Long silence.) ... [VOICE FROM HEAVEN] You are invited... Not because... You are perfect... But because... You are loved. ... [CHILD] Then... Can we walk... Together? ... [VOICE FROM HEAVEN] Take My peace... One step... At a time. ... (Long silence.)