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Well, we are back home from our Thanksgiving trip to the in-laws. It was not as bad as I thought it would be, but it could have been better. I won't dwell on it too much.

There has been something bothering me that I thought I would share. Last Sunday morning I helped in my church's children's department. One of the kids came up to me during prayer time and asked that I pray about something in particular (that I won't share here). Basically he was afraid his mom would go "to the devil" because of something she did.

Now, what she did was not a "sin" and is not something I believe she would go to hell for (though other denominations would probably disagree with me). I think some relative is probably making this kid believe something about his mom that is simply not true -- contorting scripture to make this kid think that his mom is bad and going to hell. I did not really know how to explain to this kid in the short amount of time that I had that his mom did not sin, so I said a simple prayer with him asking God to give him understanding.

So here comes my problem that has been bothering me all week. I know this kids mother. Should I say anything to her about her son's prayer request? I am sure she could help explain things to her son and help ease his fears about it. But, it was a private prayer request shared with me only and I do not want to lose this kid's trust. I don't want him to think that I will go off and tell his parents everytime he wants to pray about something.

Writing all this down has made me realize the solution. I think I will just talk to this kid in church again and try to explain that his mom did not sin. That way I don't lose his trust and my mind will be at ease that he is not sitting at home scared that his mom will go to hell.

Thanks for listening though...