The Outside Steps led down to the lower floor of the cozy Sunday School room. I carried the small chunky Bible Mom had given me. My teacher had soft eyes and wore a pretty hat. Her name was Miss Barber.
Miss Barber asked me if I knew who God was, and we talked about Him. Then, on the first page of Genesis in my Bible, she began underlining God's name in pencil. Her gentle hands helped me hold the book while I peered at the word till I could recognize it. It had a capital letter. It appeared many times on that page. This was the first idea I had that God was so big.
After Sunday School, I stood outside in the parking lot, still staring at that page. I asked Mom if I was allowed to underline the word God on every page of the book. She laughed and said, "Sure." Soon, I copied it in pencil in the book. So the first word I learned to read, and then to write, was God.
