Chats With Cassy -1

Here is truth to those who will hear. A conversation between me and my Christian (at that time 9 almost 10 year old granddaughter, Cassy) Cassy has just come home after attending a Sunday church class where a "teacher" tells the children about God. Cassy --: "Grandma, today the teacher said that Jesus was God and she said the Holy Spirit/Ghost is God. She said this is the Trinity. Three in one to make God. I did not understand this. She told me it is God's mystery and just to believe what she said. She said that believing is an act of faith. Do you know about this Trinity? Do Muslims believe in this Trinity?" Grandma -- Yes I learned about this Trinity when I was a Christian. I never believed in it. This is why I searched a very long time to find the truth which is Islam." Cassy -- Grandma...it doesn't make any sense to me. God is God. Jesus is Jesus. And the Holy Spirit is the Holy Spirit. Right? I mean God is above everything. He wouldn't be a man. Jesus is a man. He prayed to God. He wouldn't pray to himself. Right? Grandma -- "You are right Cassy. Jesus said he could do nothing without God Approving. If Jesus was God then why would he need God to approve, like the healings Jesus did? Jesus always said it was God doing the healings. Jesus did not claim to have the healing power. He said it came from God" Cassy-- God wants us to go to heaven doesn't He?" Grandma -- "Yes, He does very much." Cassy -- "Then I don't think God would make a mystery that would make it hard for people to understand and maybe keep them from Heaven." Grandma -- "You are right, Cassy. God chose men to become Prophets so these men could tell people the truth of what God expected people to do to get to Heaven." Cassy -- "That's it! Jesus was telling the people about God so he must have been a Prophet!" Grandma -- "You are right Cassy. Jesus was a great Prophet" Cassy: "But what about the Holy Spirit/Ghost? What is the Holy Spirit?" Grandma -- "Remember that God would speak to Prophets through an Angel. That an Angel would often appear to the Prophets? The Angel would carry messages from God." Cassy -- "So the Holy Spirit is an Angel messenger?" Grandma -- "Right. The Angel's name is Gabriel and Angel Gabriel is the Holy Spirit." Cassy -- "Well now it all makes sense. I knew something was wrong when the teacher said that Jesus asked God to forgive him. Now why would Jesus, if he was God, ask himself to forgive himself? You see Grandma. My teacher doesn't make any sense at all." Grandma -- "No, I am afraid she doesn't. But God makes perfect sense. He never lies or does anything to try and confuse us. He wants us to love and serve Him so He gave us the Qur'an and another Prophet, the last Prophet Muhammed. He did this because He loves us and because men had got God's word twisted and confused. God doesn't want us to be confused." Cassy -- "Thanks, Grandma. I am not confused anymore. I knew I was right. There is no way Jesus could be God. He was born here on Earth as a human baby and God is too big for the Earth!" If our children know the simple and easy truth... why is it that grown-ups have such difficulty? Because children are taught a fairy story... a great mystery... that obscures the truth and God's Word. This is indeed sad. Therefore Muslims who know the truth should be patient with their explanations to non-Muslims. Be tolerant if they are confused. And most of all pray that their eyes will be opened to the truth of Islam and Allah will shine a light to the path of Islam. You may be that light if you are kind and patient. Your example is the example that reflects the truth of Islam. It is true...we are all born Muslim having the Truth of God inside of our minds and hearts... just listen to a child and you will see this is so.