Heaven (or...how to get there)

Jacob and I had a most delightful theological discussion at bedtime last night. He was settled in to sleep, and he didn't want me to stop rubbing his back. So, we chatted a while, and our conversation went something like this, though I'm sure I'm not remembering it all exactly:

Me: Jacob, you are such a special boy...God has great plans for your life, you know.

Jacob: What are they?

M: Well, we don't know yet! You just have to choose each day to do what God wants, and He'll show you what He wants you to do and how to be. And then someday Jesus will come back from heaven to get us!

J: Where is heaven?

M: Well, the Bible tells us that Jesus went up to heaven on a cloud, so we think it's way high up in the sky.

J: Can we get there on an airplane or a heliwopter?

M: No...we have to wait for Jesus to take us there.

J: Did Jesus go on an airplane or heliwopter?

M: No, he went up on a cloud.

J: Or maybe on a buhd!

M: No, not on a bird. Jesus is so powerful that he could get up to heaven all by himself. But if we want to just fly, we need airplanes or helicopters.

J: Or God!