Lately James has gotten into watching the Magic School Bus. Remember that anyone? From 5th grade, learning about friction or the body? Anyways, James just recently watched one where the Magic School Bus (let's say MSB for short) gets really small and goes inside the human body to look at the heart, lungs, blood vessels, etc. Okay, so have that in your mind as I tell you the rest of the story.
We were talking about God and Jesus this morning at breakfast. Some of our conversation was going like this:
J: Is God the biggest of them all?
Me: Yes.
J: Can he come inside? (Like, Is he too big to come inside?)
Me: Probably.
J: Can Jesus?
Me: Yes.
J: What is Jesus' favorite food? It's...it's...Eggs! And cheerios!
So that's where some of the conversation went a little more serious. He asked, "When can I see Jesus in heaven?" After debating a bit, I just went for it. I said something like we accept Jesus into our hearts and when we die, we go to heaven. Then we'll be with Jesus. His next question of course wasn't about dying but, "Where is our heart?" So I told him inside our bodies. He looked at where I was pointing, (and I had a "9" on my shirt) and he said "By the nine?" I said no, it's inside our bodies. And then I said it. "Just like how the MSB went inside Ms. Frizzle's body, that's where our heart is, inside. He then looked at me, and I was expecting something big and profound relating to the spiritual discussion we had just been having and he said with big eyes, " And the MSB spins reallly really fast and gets really small!" That was it. I lost all Jesus talk from there on....
Is it bad that I related accepting Jesus into our hearts to the MSB? I hope not. Who knows, he probably thinks that Ms. Frizzle and Jesus are riding around in a tiny school bus right now, probably in his lungs. Oh well.
4 comments:
These are tricky topics, for sure! Good practice for when he asks "but how does a baby get in the momma's belly?"
LOL LOVE it!!! I think it's okay and good, one little bit at a time. :) I can't wait to be able to have conversations with Donny. :) Remember that the Bible says that God works everything for the good of those who love Him, so I think this counts. Good job, mama.
That is too funny!
Lily was probably about his age (maybe more like 3) when she started asking all the heaven/God/Jesus questions. It's tricky to know how much is too much info (do we want to get into crucifixion w/ a toddler??) and also not selling their intelligence short. I still don't know that I've got a handle on it all...
I love it! Truly interested and then completely on to something else, all in the same breathe!
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