Monday, June 04, 2007

Theology

I was putting Eli to bed during our trip to St. Joseph, Michigan this weekend and we had the following discussion:

Me: OK Elijah. You know that Jesus loves you very, very much don't you?
Eli: Yea
Me: Good. Jesus loves you more than anyone else
Eli: Daddy?
Me: Yes, buddy.
Eli: Are you Jesus?
Me: Oh no....definitely not, buddy. But I love you very much and Jesus loves you very much too.
Eli: Is Jesus is sad when I make bad choices?
Me: Yes He is, buddy, but He forgives you and helps you make good choices.
Eli: Daddy, where is Jesus? Is he in Chicago?
Me: No, no, bucky. Jesus lives way up in the sky, above the clouds because Jesus is God.
Eli: No he doesn't, Daddy.
Me: Really?
Eli: Yea, buguz God lives in Heaven, Daddy, not up in the sky.
Me: You're exactly right, buddy.

So much for my three years of seminary....

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