Can you explain that to a young child? I've had conversations with my oldest daughter, who is almost 5, on this subject before. This morning on the way home from church she asked me, "Is God really in the sky?"
I can explain to her why people say that: Jesus ascended into the sky; a long time ago people didn't have a way to fly so they didn't know what was up there. And I can explain that He is not: if you go up in an airplane you won't see God; even if you go up in a rocket you won't see heaven.
But when she asks me where heaven is I am at a loss for words. Is it invisible; is it another dimension; is it on another planet; is it all around us? I don't think any of those is an adequate answer; but how do you explain the intangible to a child?
Where is heaven?
I will try this again. I am not sure what I am doing. The answer is yes. Yes He is in the sky. He is also here right now. As far as where is heaven. For believers it is now. We have a little piece of it in the midst of this world. Jesus gave it to us.We will just transition into it completely some day...Uncle Robin
ReplyDeleteThanks for the insights Uncle Robin, I'll try them out with the girls sometime. It has been interesting for me to hear kid questions about things in my faith (or in the world in general) that I take for granted as understood. It gets me thinking a lot.
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