Bullies: A Christmas Prayer

Dear God, I sure hope you are listening because this is very important to me and to some other kids. I know how busy you are.

Tomorrow is Christmas and I am very excited because that is your son Jesus’s birthday. I want to spend the day singing Christmas Carols and celebrating His birthday by being good. I always try to be a good boy even when it isn’t Christmas but sometimes it’s hard, especially when kids aren’t being nice.

Will you please teach bullies that being kind can make you feel good too? Will you help them understand that they can be just as happy if they don’t laugh at me or call me names?

I know I’m just a kid but I know about these things. Well, I’m sure you already know all about me. You know how sad I am. You know how alone I am. And you know how afraid I am a lot of the time.

Maybe you could visit the bullies on Christmas day and somehow teach them that they are celebrating the birthday of someone who was always kind to others.

I never tried to be mean to anyone because that just isn’t right. You and my mom taught me that. They don’t even have to say sorry, I’ll forgive them if they just stop laughing at me and calling me names. Well, I forgive them anyway but it would make me happier if they stopped.

When they are celebrating Christmas, maybe you could just whisper in their ears that bullying makes you very unhappy. That could make a really big difference because you are God and you are very, very important at least to some people.

I’m not important and nobody cares if I die, at least that’s what they tell me. I know you understand how I feel because your son was bullied too. Well, I don’t know if He was bullied when He was a kid but I sure know He was bullied before He died on the cross.

God, please help the bullies and their parents understand what it feels like. Maybe you could even remind them about your son and how much he suffered.

My mom has to work on Christmas but that’s okay because she loves me just like you do. I’m used to being alone so don’t worry about me for now because it’s more important that you help the bullies understand that they are upsetting you too. When my mom gets home, she is going to be so happy because while she is at work, I am going to surprise her by cleaning our apartment and doing the laundry and everything. I love doing things that make people happy, especially my mom.

I love you God and I know you love me and that sure helps. Oh and I almost forgot to ask you if you will tell the kids who are watching to do something to help kids being bullied too?

Amen.

P.S. Thank you God and Jesus.

An adaptation of Bullies: A Thanksgiving Prayer

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