Friday, August 14, 2009

Where was Jesus born?

At the work site on which we are currently working there lives a little boy named Rett. He is four years old and can do things not many four year olds can do. He drives tractors, quads, seeders, sprayers, combines, and bobcats. Whenever we're working in the yard, this is a very normal conversation:

Rett: "What's that?"
Luke: "That's a hammer."
Rett: "What does it do?"
Luke: "It... hammers things. Hits stuff into things. We use it for nails."
Rett: "Oh. Do you have another one of those that I can use?"
Luke: "Sure, Rett."

He's very much a hands-on little man. Because of this, we often enjoy asking him questions to see what answer his bright, resourceful, young mind will come up with.

At the front of their yard is a seed plant. It's a tall structure with silos for the grain seed, and all sorts of tubes and ladders. At the top of the seed plant is a Christmas star, which they plug in around the Christmas season since the seed plant is the highest point on their yard. Two days ago, seeing that Christmas star, we asked Rett,

"So Rett, was Jesus born in the seed plant? That's his star up there."
Rett: "He was... Yeah, he was. He was working there when it was put up."

Interesting... So, from the mind of a four year old, the creator, sustainer, and saviour of the universe is also one of his dad's seed plant employees... Perhaps some theological training would be helpful... But maybe that can wait until he's at least in kindergarten.

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