our little disciple

Lewis has taken a sudden interest in the children's Bible we have called "The Jesus Storybook Bible." It's really a nice summary of the old and new testaments in easy to understand language, though it is still a bit too much for Lewis to understand. I love the way it connects each story to Jesus...even those Old Testament passages that are a bit odd. And the illustrations are just lovely.

We used to try reading it regularly, but it seemed a bit too much, so we had set it aside. Anyway, I had it out to show a friend the other day, and Lewis started looking at it. He's looked at each day, and come asking for me to read it to him a couple of times. He's sleeping with it tonight for the second time. The other night he even sneaked back out into the light so he could look at it some more! Our naughty child up trying to read his Bible. It's really kind of funny.

It's been one of the harder things with Autism......not knowing how to approach spiritual topics. The world of the unseen is very hard for Lewis, and it has been tough because we want our kids to know about God and what Jesus did for them (and for us). We have no idea what he is getting out of reading this Bible, but we are thrilled for the interest and will pray for the understanding to come. Children typically have the ability to trust in a deeper way, hence the term "faith like a child." We hope Lewis will develop knowledge and understanding of some of these spiritual, unseen things so that faith can take root. Maybe the wacky illustrations in this little Bible will aid in that understanding.