“What book is this?”

My three-year-old asked this question while holding his father’s baptism Bible. The tattered book is just like you imagine. Small, white, with red lettering for Jesus’ words. This Bible is unique in that it has a zipper (now rusted) securing the contents. I have always thought that books with locks or with zippers were particularly special- so special that the contents needed extra protection as if the words could be stolen or somehow spill from the binding.

“It’s Daddy’s”, I said.

“I love this book! Who wrote this?”

Making it simple, I said, “God”

“Can I read it?”

“Sure”, I said. “What does it say?

“Hmmm…” he said thoughtfully, carefully turning the thin pages, “It says God loves people and God love dinosaurs.”

Darwin would be proud.

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