Okay, the title's got you...
I'm sitting outside in my backyard working on some last minute stuff since I'm going to be away at a Pastor's conference this coming week.
I'm pulling double duty. Work on stuff and watch mine and our neighbours kids as they play out here. In the process I've heard lots of conversations, lots of pretending, lots of games, lots of crying, lots of laughing....
I even got to witness my 3 year old daughter being kissed by my 3 year old neighbour as they played Cinderella - I only caught it when it was too late - ok, it was innocent and cute - stay away from my daughter Soren!!!
But just a few minutes ago I began to hear the kids talking about how they were going to heaven - that slightly peaked my interest, and then I heard it - my son, Lucas, says in a very loud voice, "I don't want to go to heaven!"
Once the shock of it was over (okay, not really), I called him and we've just stopped having one of those discussions where he discovers that one day everyone dies and they go somewhere. At the end of our discussion he still didn't want to go to heaven for three reasons...his friends won't be there...I won't be there (eh, his words), and probably of utmost importance, his computer won't be there. So where do you go from here???
Well, I explained as best as I could why someone would want to go to heaven. Interestingly enough, as a sideline I mentioned the alternative - as so many kids do - Lucas said, "I really don't want to go there!" But he's still not too sure about going to heaven - the worst of two alternatives.
Neat to see him working these things out in his head - I'm going to enjoy journeying with him.
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