God is in the sky

My sister and brother in law are doing an excellent job raising their two kids. It was a great joy to hang out with the four Northern Territorians during our last holidays and see how the children were being raised to know and love Jesus.

My brother in law Shannan, is doing an especially good job. But he is quickly discovering his teaching as a father has far reaching implications. Many Christian parents have struggled with trying to find ways of teaching the concepts of God in ways that are accessible to kids.

Shannan decided one of his first lessons would be introducing God's omnipresence. So as Zethan (the two and a half year old) was talking to his Dad while they were lying down in bed, Shannan was explaining that, 'God is up in the sky'.

Zethan replied,

Can we shut the blinds, so God can't see us?

Zethan - 1. Shannan - 0.

A few days later Zethan said,

When it's night, God has turned the light out.

Which is kind of true.
Zethan - 1. Shannan - 1.

Shannan then jokingly said, 'And when the sky is blue, God is wearing a blue shirt'.
Zethan - 2. Shannan - 1.

On reflection, maybe it would have been best to start with, 'God is everywhere'. That said, I can hear Zethan's reply already,

Does that mean I'm standing on God?