You might recall when I told you about the new devotional book we've started? I mentioned that here. Well, it's already had an impact. Each lesson is about ten minutes and it starts with a short scripture reading and then is followed by some explanation and engaging Q&A. The first couple of lessons begin with creation, which Simon has also recently learned about in a Sunday school class.
You might recall the story of creation in Genesis 1, but basically, it goes through the order in which God commanded things into being. For instance, day one was light (night and day), day two was the heavens and day three was earth and seas. In my Bible's translation (ASV), it says that on day five God created all kinds of birds and water creatures and specifically, it describes vividly in verse 21 that: God created the great sea-monsters, and every living creature that moveth, wherewith the waters swarmed, after their kind, and every winged bird after its kind: and God saw that it was good.
That small mention of "sea monsters" seemed to make an impression. Heck, I didn't even know if Simon was listening! But tonight, he was overheard flipping through a booklet he had made in class about creation, ad libbing his own narrative:
Simon: On the SCARY day, God made all the monsters and ghosts. (chuckling at his inventiveness)
Hmmm...that must be Simon translation.
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