Hee - considering the majority of these questions came at bed time, I had to think on my feet!
1) None of us know, only God knows when it will happen. Mummy doesn't know, Daddy doesn't know, Granny doesn't know, Papa doesn't know.
(I actually got the other two the wrong way round. Asking why we can't see God because he's in the air led us to the Devil.)
2) God is watching everyone all the time. But even though we can't see him we see him doing things through us. When we're kind, that's God being kind through us. When we're happy, that's God being happy through us. When we show we love each other, that's God too. "And when I'm naughty, that's God too." Er...not quite.
3) The Devil is the opposite of God. ("What's the opposible?" Liz thinks frantically) If God is love and kindness, the Devil is sadness and badness. He comes between us and God when we do naughty things. He wants us to be far away from God.
4) Of course they can. As long as you love someone you can get married. (He's identified a boy and a girl in his class as spouses. We're sending out the invites next week)
5) He was saying that people who are white have children who are white. I don't know where he picked up the English skin expression, and I wasn't loving it. So we did the basic, if a mummy has pale skin and a daddy has pale skin, they'll have children with pale skin. If a mummy has dark skin and a daddy has pale skin, the child will probably look a little like both of them. Who in your family has red hair? "Daddy, and me, and Granny. Granny also has a red beard. I like to touch it." After I stopped laughing we finished the conversation with "and that's where you get your red hair and that's where you get your blue eyes and skin colour is the same."
6) Of course she is. "I love Siska." And Siska loves you.
It was exhausting. And my theology is a little dodgy. But so interesting to hear the cogs turning in his head.
You're such a good auntie, Liz. :) Because, man, the TEMPTATION...
- "When will I go to Heaven?" Sooner than you think, kid, if you don't bring Auntie Catherine her vodka RIGHT NOW.
- "Why can't we see God?" Awww, you can't? Everyone else can. God must not love you enough to come and hang out with you.
- "Who is the devil?" David Cameron. He can see you through the TV every time Mummy and Daddy watch the news. And if you aren't a good little boy, he'll come and EAT YOU.
Traumatising innocent human beings for fun and profit. :)
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Gah - you didn't tell us what you answered!! I'm curious!!
Here's what I might have come up with, if I'd had the presence of mind in the moment:
1. "When you are very very old and have lived a long time. What do you think Heaven will be like?"
2. "What do you think?"
3. "Well, God is like the air. Can we see the air?" (No) "But it's there, isn't it? It's all around us."
4. "HELL YEAH, BABY!!" Or maybe, "yes, they can, if they want to."
5. ???? I'm not really sure what he's asking here ...
6. "Yes. Come pet her nicely - do you remember how to pet her nicely?"
Hee - considering the majority of these questions came at bed time, I had to think on my feet!
1) None of us know, only God knows when it will happen. Mummy doesn't know, Daddy doesn't know, Granny doesn't know, Papa doesn't know.
(I actually got the other two the wrong way round. Asking why we can't see God because he's in the air led us to the Devil.)
2) God is watching everyone all the time. But even though we can't see him we see him doing things through us. When we're kind, that's God being kind through us. When we're happy, that's God being happy through us. When we show we love each other, that's God too. "And when I'm naughty, that's God too." Er...not quite.
3) The Devil is the opposite of God. ("What's the opposible?" Liz thinks frantically) If God is love and kindness, the Devil is sadness and badness. He comes between us and God when we do naughty things. He wants us to be far away from God.
4) Of course they can. As long as you love someone you can get married. (He's identified a boy and a girl in his class as spouses. We're sending out the invites next week)
5) He was saying that people who are white have children who are white. I don't know where he picked up the English skin expression, and I wasn't loving it. So we did the basic, if a mummy has pale skin and a daddy has pale skin, they'll have children with pale skin. If a mummy has dark skin and a daddy has pale skin, the child will probably look a little like both of them. Who in your family has red hair? "Daddy, and me, and Granny. Granny also has a red beard. I like to touch it." After I stopped laughing we finished the conversation with "and that's where you get your red hair and that's where you get your blue eyes and skin colour is the same."
6) Of course she is. "I love Siska." And Siska loves you.
It was exhausting. And my theology is a little dodgy. But so interesting to hear the cogs turning in his head.
aw. what a cute kid. kudos on the quick thinking.
hehe, very funny!
You're such a good auntie, Liz. :) Because, man, the TEMPTATION...
- "When will I go to Heaven?" Sooner than you think, kid, if you don't bring Auntie Catherine her vodka RIGHT NOW.
- "Why can't we see God?" Awww, you can't? Everyone else can. God must not love you enough to come and hang out with you.
- "Who is the devil?" David Cameron. He can see you through the TV every time Mummy and Daddy watch the news. And if you aren't a good little boy, he'll come and EAT YOU.
Traumatising innocent human beings for fun and profit. :)
Ha! I'll be ready for him the next time.
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