Grace at Dinner

As usual these days, the kids argue who gets to say grace before dinner. I usually end the battle by saying "youngest first" which is David. David says grace with his hands clasped and eyes wide open looking at everyone. He has learned to say:
God is great, God is good, and we thank Him for our food. Amen.

Rachel typically says a common blessing as well. However, tonight's was the most unique yet. I'm sure it had something to do with our discussion yesterday while driving past a cemetery. She asked what it was and I tried my best to explain. God gives us bodies and souls (just as she's learned in preschool this year). Since God made our bodies from dirt and dust of the ground, people are usually buried in the ground when they die. It's only their bodies in the ground because their souls (feelings, heart, goodness) go to heaven to live with God forever. Also, Rachel's dear teacher lost her mother during the last month of preschool, so there was some talk about why Ms. Kara wasn't teaching for a few weeks. She's been thinking about this a lot and I think I'm remembering exactly what she said. I was really caught off-guard.
She prays with clasped hands, eyes shut and intention in her words:
Dear God, Please help it to be wonderful when we die. Help us put bodies in the dirt nicely and not too close to worms, or tree roots, or the street or rivers or really muddy places. Please let every body's souls go right to heaven to be happy with you. Thank you for giving us lots of dirt on this earth. Thank you for this food. Amen.