God loves everyone, no matter who we are or what we do. Sometimes this is a difficult concept for children to understand. How about using a science experiment to teach this basic principle. This is a simple and fun experiment you can do at home.
First grab a pencil and a potato. Stand on a chair in front of your child and ask them which will hit the ground first when you drop them, the pencil or the potato. Very young children will not know and will probably just guess, but children age 4 and up will probably guess the potato because it is larger and heavier. Ask your child to watch carefully, hold your hands at the same height and drop the pencil and the potato. You can do it several times to be sure your child sees which hits the ground first.
The fun part is that the potato and the pencil will hit the ground at the same time! You can explain to your child that the earth is like a giant magnet, and everything is pulled to the ground with the same amount of force. This force is called gravity, and it is what keeps us from floating off into space! Gravity doesn't care how much something weighs, or how big it is, everything is pulled with the same force.
God is like gravity! He pulls all of us to him with the same force. He loves us all equally! Isn't it wonderful that we have such an amazing God!
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