A Simple Question

My family and I listen to 93.3 when we are in the car together. Today they were playing "Would you take the place of this man?" I love this song. My son Gabriel then proceeded to ask me what are they taking from his hand. It took me a moment to realize that he was referring to the song. At this point I quickly shot up a prayer and dove forward.

I told Gabriel that they where talking about Jesus and that it was nails in his hand. He asked the famous questions all young children asked. Why? I first asked him if he knew what the cross was. He said yes. I told him that they used nails to put Jesus on the Cross with.

He asked again why? I told him that Jesus was nailed to the cross to die for our sins that we may be able to go to heaven when we die. He changed his question to what is heaven? I told him that heaven is a wonderful place that Jesus made for people to go when they die. I said that no one knows what heaven will look like. That we can only guess. His next question threw me. I was not expecting it at all.

He asked if that was where Emrie's mommy had gone. I told him yes that Emrie's mommy had been very sick and that she had died and had gone to heaven with Jesus. He said Oh. I assume that I had satisfied him for he did not ask any more questions. But it makes me wonder if there was anything that I should have gone a head and talk to him about. By the time I had thought this we had arrived at my mother's and he was gone. But I still think about that talk and try now to prepare better for future talks.