What would you ask God?
Wisdom that our questions carry.
As part of our learning programs with children across the globe, we often tap into their wisdom and ask them simple yet profound life questions. One such question that we have been asking them over the years is, “If you could ask a question to God, what would it be?”
Their questions range from humorous inquiries, observations from their daily life, and sometimes, oddly provocative ones. And each time, we’re reminded just how closely children are paying attention to the world around them. Here are a few that left us thinking:
God, where have you been? Haven’t seen you for a while now. - Martina, 13
Why can we all be sinners but can’t be our own saviours? Why must all sinners go to hell? - Rehema, 13
How did you create rain? - Patrice, 14
Why did you create us in different colours? - Makrina, 13
When do you take time off to rest? - Abigaeli, 15
Do you help all the people in the world? If yes, do you help bad people too? - Anonymous
Why, god, did you not give us magic? God, why did you give us life? - Gaurav
David Cooperrider, the founder of the Appreciative Inquiry method, famously said: “We live in the world our questions create.”
Often, learning frameworks only accommodate the answers a student must give to the questions posed. We believe we need to craft rooms to understand how and where we can empower students to question more. This will not only help us take stock of how children receive and process information around them but also keep them engaged in a creative process.
When we build learning environments that encourage inquiry, we empower students not just to absorb knowledge but to shape it. To hold questions gently and pursue them curiously. To learn not just what to think, but how to think.
Questions invite us in. They’re windows into how we wonder. They show us what we are wrestling with, dreaming about, trying to make sense of. If you were to ask a question to God, what would you ask? Share your responses in the comments below!
Keep wondering,
Team FUEL