Does Every City Have a God?

My five-year-old grandson, Paul David is a deep thinker and a dreamer. He fantasizes about many things, especially superheroes. I always say he’s an up and-coming fiction writer.

He asked his mom one day, “Does every city have a God?”

“No,” my daughter Pam replied, “There is only one God.”

“Did God make water?”

“Yes, God made water.”

Paul David wrinkled his nose. “Naah…maybe his grandfather made water.”

Pam laughed. There goes his active imagination again, she thought. A few weeks later Pam and her kids spent a long weekend in Washington DC with her sister seeing the sites. They went to Sunday service. This was Paul’s first time in another church. As the priest walked in Paul’s eyes widened. He turned to his mom. “You said there is only one God.”

Pam smiled. “Yes, Paul, that’s my story and I’m sticking to it.”

He pointed at the priest. “Well then, who is that?”

She leaned over and whispered, “Paul, that man isn’t God. He’s one of God’s helpers. God has helpers in every church.” 

She had to laugh. His quirky questions about God now made sense.  And now he understood there really is only one God. Someday he will understand there is only one Superhero.