the devil surrounded by love
Last year my grandson put the devil ornament in my nativity scene in a timeout. I blogged about it in Advent for a Six Year Old. This year as we got out the Christmas tree ornaments he immediately grabbed the devil ornament and said that he was taller now and could put the devil higher up on the tree, further away from the baby Jesus. Not only that but he surrounded the devil with heart shaped ornaments full of loving scenes. He also wrapped the devil in a garland of stars.
Now I don’t know if he was tormenting the devil or if he thought he could convert him, but whichever is true it’s a imaginative way for an active young boy to interact with a nativity set. His impulse to confront the devil and his use of love as a defense against him I find heart warming. I wonder what he will do next year?
