God Talk in
Preschool
'God
Talk' in my preschool sound a lot like discussions that might be
taking place in university classrooms. Young children are occupied with
the same
questions that some adults might have.
- Who
is G-d?
- What
does G-d look like?
- Where
is G-d?
- Who
created G-d?
- How
can G-d be by our side if he is only one?
Over
the years I learned that the best response I can give is:
"What do
you think?"
The children always take the time to ponder and never reply with a
simple "I don't know." I feel that they have taught me more than I
could have ever taught them. Try it yourself and you will
be amazed by the depth of their thoughts and the answers you
will get.
I collected some of my favorite answers to share with you:
What
does G-d look like?
"G-d Is invisible."
"G-d is like the air, He is everywhere."
Can we
see G-d?
This next answer came from Lauren, a bright 5 year old. "If you said
that
when G-d created the world he became a part of everything, then we can
see G-d because I can see this chair and this table so I can draw G-d."
I like her logic.
Who
created G-d?
Here is what Daniel said: "Maybe there was a button and something fell
on the button and created
G-d." Great thinker except another little boy contradicted him and
said:
"But the button couldn't be there if G-d didn't create it yet."
"G-d was just always there."
"G-d was made because of his heart." - This little girl is
sensitive, loving, and caring. A real gentle soul who, I believe,
interprets G-d as the emotion of
love and compassion.
God Talk
in the Car:
"Who
Painted the sky?" - Eytan asked me on the way to
school one day. "What
do you think?" I asked back. This was his answer:
"I
think that G-d painted it because he wanted us to see beautiful."
Where is G-d?
My son is extremely curious about outer space, especially what comes
after outer space. After thinking about it for weeks he concluded that
G-d comes after outer space.
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