God questions

Out of the clear blue Davey asks me God questions. Tonight he was stark naked and playing around me while I put Oak's diaper on him. I'd just bathed the boys and we were getting ready for bed and being silly and such and then Davey says with some seriousness, "Does God have a penis?" (????) "No," I said, "God does not have a penis." He asked next, "Is God a girl?" (naturally he thinks this because I explained recently that boys have penises, girls don't. And I left it at that. He doesn't need to know the V word yet....it's one less word I have to worry about coming out of his mouth while we're shopping at Kroger.) I thought for a second about saying 'Without a doubt, God's a girl so have some Respect.' Better judgment told me he's too young for gender jokes. So I answered, "God is not a girl, and God is not a boy. God is neither. He is much much bigger than we are." Then I realized I used the word 'HE' as a pronoun for God and at the same time Davey's forehead crinkled a little and I realized, yet again, how hard it is to explain God. I'm not sure if it's easier to explain to a child or harder compared to an adult. Davey seems to believe anything I say which makes it easier, but it's also hard to convey that we're infinitesimal and God is beyond the everyday world that he sees...that's just too abstract and theoretical for an almost-four year old. I can't wrap my mind around the complexity of it all. So looking at me with his big blue eyes and mind like a bone dry sponge, he next asks, "Why is God bigger than us?" (He just Is??) I wanted so badly to give the right answer to enlighten him but I didn't have it and it occurred to me to just be Honest. I think it's better to be honest and show him that even though I don't know everything about God and I don't understand everything about God, I still believe that God exists and God is good. I looked in his eyes and said with resolve, "I just don't know. Many, many smart, smart people are trying very hard to understand God better but Buddy, there are some things we don't know." Then he asked, "Does Daddy know the answers?" And I replied, "Yes, Daddy does. He's in the office right now, go ask him."