This afternoon I had Brad with me while I was running some errands.  He'll be five in April. 

"Dad," he said.  "How does the wind blow?" 

Ummmmmmmmmmm.

"Well, it's something God made to do things like blow the dead leaves off the trees and bring rain for the plants and animals."

"Does God blow it with his mouth?"

"No, not with his mouth" I said smiling.  "But He makes it happen."

Then I remembered something I'd heard.  "You know what?  God's like the wind.  He's not just up in Heaven.  He's all around us just like the wind is.  Even though we can't see him, He's all around us doing things for us.  Isn't that cool?"

That got me a nod of agreement. 

"And you know what?  God's big and does things all over the world.  And He loves you enough to come live in your life if you want him to.  If you want, we can pray tonight and tell Him that you love Him and want Him to live with you forever.  And God will love you and live in your heart and be your friend."

Things were quiet for a few minutes.  I wondered if I had just confused him.  Then he spoke back up.

"Dad, you know what?  We were talking in church today about Jesus being our friend.  I think tonight when we say prayers that I want to ask Jesus to be my friend. "

I couldn't help it.  I started to tear up.

"Ok buddy.  We'll do that tonight."

And in the background, Nicole Nordeman was singing  "And let me not... forget to tremble..."