Best Bud

During today’s sermon a little 4 year old boy, let’s call him J, kept shaking a tambourine. He was by himself because his grandmother was directing the service and his grandpa was off doing something. So he was alone in the front row distracting just about everyone.

I love kids especially this one so I decided to have some fun. I got a sheet of paper and a pen, and asked him if he wanted to teach me how to draw something. He was super excited and decided he’d teach me how to draw a house.

By the time the service was over we’d quietly drawn an entire city, fully equipped with cars, people, lightning, buildings with chimneys, and even a stop sign. I helped him with all the hard stuff, like spelling the word STOP.

But the best part was when members of the church put on a mini play, and I attempted to explain it to J.

I told him the lady was screaming because she was looking for Jesus. His response:

J: Why is she looking for Jesus? He’s dead.

Me: -_-

J: Well except in Easter…

*INSERT MY LAUGHTER*

Me: See, what had happened was…He was chillen in heaven with his peeps and he hasn’t come down yet, but she don’t know that. She thinks He’s around the corner…

Ok I didn’t say exactly that but what I did say wasn’t any better. Fortunately his attention span is kinda limited so he ignored most of what I said and turned his attention to figuring out the shape of a stop sign, which as he pointed out was NOT an oval…

I must say there are certain things I just don’t know how to explain to kids. Religion and the word PLAY (as in drama) are just 2 of many.