I regularly get "Mummy why did Jesus die??" My stock answer is something to do with people not liking him and him needing to die in our place, and then when that goes way above their heads I say "well you'd better ask your Auntie Janet, she's a vicar..."
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!! Yup. Sure is. Don't you just love those questions.
Beats 'When does the sky start?' at 6.00am. And other philosophical sorts of questions...
Or 'do bees have ears?' at bed-time!
aren't children's questions just great!
I regularly get "Mummy why did Jesus die??" My stock answer is something to do with people not liking him and him needing to die in our place, and then when that goes way above their heads I say "well you'd better ask your Auntie Janet, she's a vicar..."
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