
For your consideration, the following example from Michael when he was five years old:
"Mom. Jesus is God's Son, right?"
"Yep." So far so good . . .
"So, um, God is called God the Father?"
"Mmmm hmmmm. You got it." Easy peasy . . .
"If God is Jesus's Heavenly Father, he had to have a heavenly mom, right?"
"Well, no. He didn't actually. He had a mom here on Earth, you know, Mary. But there is no Heavenly Mother."
"Don't you have to have a mommy and a daddy to have a son?"
Whoa, this boy is good.
"Here on Earth, yes." Hoping to leave it at that and therefore dodge all kinds of bullets on this one
"Why does the Bible say Holy Ghost?"
"Not ghost like Halloween Ghost. Ghost like Spirit. Ya can't seem Him, but he's there."
"What about the Holy Spirit then?"
"What doya mean, 'What about the Holy Spirit?'" This right turn in the conversation threw me for a loop.
"He can't be the mommy. What does He do?"
Oh, OK. That's better. "Well he comforts. He guides us. He's kinda like our conscience. You know, let your conscience be your guide?" Time to pat Mommy on the back . . .
"You mean The Holy Spirit is Jiminy Cricket?!"
Um, oops. Better hold off on those pats on the back after all . . .
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(It's Friday and I am wearing my RED, are you?!)

Oh that's good. Reminds me of my Michael. There must be something about that name.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for stopping by my blog. I really appreciated your words. This post is so precious. I just love it when kids say funny stuff like this. You've got a smart cookie there. :)
ReplyDeleteThose are some deep thoughts! I can't wait to have conversations like this with my daughter!
ReplyDeleteHow sweet! Great answers mom! This conversation could have been a lot worse than it turned out! Lucky for you! Thanks for visiting, keep in touch!
ReplyDeleteOh that is great. I think the Holy Spirit as Jiminy Cricket is wonderful.
ReplyDeleteWhat a dear sweet child! This whole post is just precious. And I wore my Red today too!
ReplyDeleteBlessings, Whitney
Hahaha, how cute is that? Sounds like he keeps you two on your toes. Thanks so much for stopping by my blog :)
ReplyDeletetoo stinkin' cute for words!
ReplyDeletetoo stinkin' cute for words!
ReplyDeleteOh... that is so cute. My son has always got something to contribute to our pastor's sermons, but Jimmeny Cricket... that is just priceless!
ReplyDeleteJust precious! I think God would approve...very smart little guy!
ReplyDeleteWow! You did better than I would have!!! *pats your back*
ReplyDeleteOh! I'm swiping your red Friday ribbon pic. It's good and needs to be spread around!!!
Thank you for the bloggy love on my Bellaboo!