Now I will tell you of another friend. This friend lives in heaven. His name is God. We can not see God, but he looks down from heaven and sees us. He sees everything we do, and hears everything we say. He knows all things. It was God who made this earth where we live, and everything that has life. We pray to God, and he hears us and answers our prayers. [Illustration] Now I lay me down to sleep; I pray Thee, Lord, my soul to keep. Thy love be with me through the night, And bless me with the morning light. The Good Book The Bible is a good book. In it we read about God, and about his making the earth, sun, moon, stars, trees, flowers, rocks, water, birds, fishes, animals, and man. We read of Adam and Eve, the first man and woman; of their beautiful home, the Garden of Eden; and also of their children and their children's children. In it there are many, many stories about how God helped people in times of trial. We also read about Jesus, the Son of God, who came down from heaven and died for us, that we might have eternal life. Good men wrote the Bible long, long ago, and the contents have been kept, until now we all have Bibles. The Bible is called Holy Bible because it is God's Word, and is a record of God's work and God's words. If we live now as the Bible teaches, after we die we shall receive a crown of life in heaven. [Illustration] What God Made Our God is a very great God. He made all things. He made this earth where we now live. It seems strange that there was a time, many, many years ago, when this earth was nowhere to be found; but that is so. When men make things, they must have tools to work with. They have to make things little by little, working at them a long time before they are done. It was not so with God when he made this earth. "He spake, and it was done." At first all was dark. He then said, "Let there be light," and it was light. He called the light day, and the darkness he called night. This, the Good Book says, took place on the first day. On the second day God made the air we breathe, and in which the birds fly. On the third day he made the land, sea, and rivers, and the grass, flowers, and trees. On the fourth day he made the sun, moon, and stars, to give light to the earth by day and night. [Illustration] On the fifth day he made the fish that swim in the water and the birds that fly in the air. On the sixth day he made all the animals, and at last he made man. He gave them for food the grain of the fields, the fruits of the trees, and the vegetables of the garden. On the seventh day God rested "from all the work which he had made." "And God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good." In the Garden of Eden