Comforter

In worship today (away from home), the leader of the children's moment asked the kids to think if they had a particular blanket or stuffed animal that made them feel secure and safe -- a security blanket or a special toy. A couple of them did.

She told them that God has sent us a special comforter who lives inside of us. One of the kids knew it was the Holy Spirit.

In some ways, I thought it was a good analogy -- something small children could grasp -- that God is with them, comforts them when they are frightened or alone. In other ways, of course, it falls very short of describing the role of the Holy Spirit.

Of course, no analogy is adequate to explain the wonder of God.