Making the most of opportunities
Matthew: What's “the fountain fly?”
Me: Well, usually, “fly” is like a plane. But here, the songwriter meant to go really fast. And a fountain is something that sprays water. “Foul” means dirty. He is saying that he wants to “fly” to the fountain to be washed, that he wants to go quickly to become clean.
Matthew: But he has to take his shirt off first, right? [not quite getting it yet, but he's listening and understanding the metaphor!]
Me: No, he's talking not about a dirty body, but a dirty heart! When we are unkind to others, or not thoughtful or not careful, it's because we have a dirty heart. And we need Jesus, the Savior, to clean it. Otherwise, we'll die because of our sins, our dirty works. That's why he says, “Wash me, Savior or I die.”
Now, I'll be the first to admit that Matthew probably only caught a tiny glimpse of what I was saying. But he was listening, so he knows something about the gospel! Lord willing, we can make the most of these kinds of times to continue to explain the gospel to our kids.