On our way to school this morning the issue of religion crept into our conversation. I wished I had the luxury of searching Google when Nikki asks me the following question.

“Daddy, how can God be Jesus and the Holy Ghost at the same time?”

I had to pause. I was at a lost for words; a spiritual map would have been good right about this time to help me navigate through this difficult concept. I wanted to throw in a couple of jokes but thank God I didn’t.

I told her that this is a concept that even adults have difficulty understanding. But out from nowhere as I made my turn on Devon and Kedzie, an answer came to me.

I asked her, “Nikki what’s Daddy’s job?”

She said, “You are a teacher.”

“You are correct” I stated.

“I am also your father, Grandma’s son, Tita Lei’s brother, and Mama’s husband.”

“I am all these things but I am the same person. That’s how God is. God is the son and the Holy Ghost and still be the one God.”

As always, she looked at me gave the same smile she always gives and went back to watching the stores and cars as we passed them by.