Elena eats far more slowly than the rest of the family. As she was finishing up her food, she handed me a small bible and asked me to read to her while she ate (she very firmly stated that she wanted me to read out of the adult bible, not the kids bible). I asked if there were anything in particular she wanted me to read.
"When Mary was born."
"That's not in the bible. The bible doesn't have everything in it."
"Read to me about when Mary died!" (She's been thinking a lot about this since Dormition.)
"That's not in there, either."
"What about when Jesus died?"
"Yes, that's there."
So I read to her about the crucifixion from Luke. She had questions at several points, but she did NOT like it when I paraphrased rather than reading straight from the bible. She enjoyed being able to anticipate the resurrection. She still has trouble with the idea of the soul being separate from the body, though, even in Jesus. She has been thinking a lot about death lately and asking lots of questions about it.
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