We all get them, right? “Mommy, why is the sky blue?”
“Daddy, how do astronauts go potty?” “Where is Heaven?” “Will we potty when we
go there?” Those are fun ones. The ones where you can be lighthearted, laugh,
sometimes even make the answers up to the best of your knowledge and hope they
don’t figure you out ;) We all do it!! But, what do you say when you’re asked, “Why are there
kids without parents?” “Why did God take their Mommy away?” “Why are “they”
called orphans?” How do you candy coat the harsh realities of our world? How do
you bring His light in to such an evil circumstance? It’s hard and can’t be
done without fully leaning on Him for the words.
Sweet G was all about these questions this week. Not the fun
ones, the, I am not sure how to answer ones. She’s old enough to “get it” and
old enough that the sweet one-liners don’t work. So, we read scripture. We hit
some of our favorite non-prof sites online and we read Hero Tales. If you haven’t picked
up Hero
Tales I highly recommend this series. These true stories are great for kids and show
them our long heritage of Christian missionaries. We think they also put a
shining light on what we are called to do as believers in Christ. These stories
help to celebrate ordinary people extending God’s love to those needing it. The
stories show despair and sin in this world but as you read they are overshadowed by hope, love, grace, sacrifice, righteousness, and redemption. Sweet G and Adventurous
Crazy C LOVE to hear these stories.
We are positive we probably bombed some of our answers. This isn't the first time she has asked these and we know this won’t be the last time. We are thankful we
can make real the needs of this world to our children and that we can share real
stories of missionaries that have made an eternal difference in this broken
world. Thank you God for placing us in the 21st century where our
more than abundant resources can be used to draw near to you :)
"I like Spider Man, I even like Batman, I really like Luke Skywalker but I think I really, really like Martin Luther. He was brave."
Great post! Love Hero Tales :). Answering those hard questions are so challenging, but His strength is made perfect in our weakness!!
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