Mother’s column: Children's questions are our mirrors

My daughter demands the same serious answer to all of her questions, but sometimes, as a mom, I just gloss over her constant "why?”

Sometimes, however, our children's questions are powerful and leave a mark. A few Sundays ago, I was walking with her through the streets of Rome, trying to get to church on time. I was trying to walk fast, and I wasn't listening so much to the conversations she was having all by herself. I only paid attention to her walking with her hand in mine.

Why

At one point, she started asking me, "Where is he going?" at every passerby we met.

Of course, I had no idea where all those people were going on a Sunday morning, and finally I asked her, "But why do you want to know?"

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Surprisingly, she replied, "Why don't they come to our church?"

I was stunned. Speechless. I had never asked myself that question. Very uncertain, I began to answer, "Maybe they do other things..." I was working on a reasonable answer, but she interrupted me, "It's nice to go to church, why don't they just come with us?"

Puzzled

I explained that there are some people who do not believe in God and do not think it is necessary to praise Him in church. It was difficult to explain this to a four-year-old girl.

She looked at me puzzled, but then immediately started running through the leaves on the sidewalk.

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The joy of having an extended family, of growing up listening to God's Word, of being taught rightly is enough to make them think it really doesn't make sense to go anywhere else on Sunday morning.

Nice

This made me think. I pondered whether I had the same sensitivity for those who do not believe and then I asked myself: Do I really think that it is "nice" to go to church?

And another eye opener: despite the difficulties of attending every service with two small children, it is truly a blessing for them as well.