I Believe!

Part Five

David stretched out his hands behind his head and crossed his legs on a stool in front of him. The TV was on but muted and none of the guys paid attention to the movie playing. "I don't really understand."

Shedrack huffed in amusement. "It's not complicated at all." He tossed the scrabble tiles back into the bag, put them in the box and placed the board back on the games shelf. "You just need to be able to allow the Holy Spirit to teach you because there are a lot of believers who don't understand the Trinity."

Ifeanyi came in with a glass of water. Handing it to David, he said "The Trinity is just like divine triplets; God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. They were all there in the beginning and they are still here today. God the Father was with men in the Old Testament, then God the Son, who is Jesus Christ came in the New Testament as a sacrificial lamb for the redemption of man," Ifeanyi paused, his face in awe. "And now, we have God the Holy Spirit with us who is our comforter. He kinda lives in us, reminding us of God's word."

"And of course, at the same time, they've all been there together all along." Shedrack added

David smiled, staring at the ceiling. "Wow! I hope I'll be able to talk about God like this one day."

"Of course, you will. The key is the Holy Spirit. Remember, he's our Reminder, our Courage."

Shedrack hit David's leg playfully. "So you'll be coming for the teen's meeting at Church today."

It didn't sound like a question, but David nodded. "I wouldn't miss it for the world." He sat up and turned to Ifeanyi. "When are your parents coming back?"

Glancing at the wall clock, Ifeanyi responded. "In about an hour. They're going to buy a couple of things for Chiamaka's birthday party on Saturday."

"Oh yeah, she's going to be twelve right?"

Shedrack hit David's head on his way to unplug his phone. "No dude, she'll be thirteen. Right, Ifeanyi?"

Chortling, Ifeanyi said. "Yeah, that's right."

David shrugged, rubbing his head where Shedrack hit him. "I just get it mixed up at times." He laughed "Where is she by the way?"

"At her friends. We'd better get this place cleaned up before my parents get back."

David jumped up, "Definitely!"

Laughing, Shedrack said, "We don't want your mum giving us another lecture."

Ifeanyi threw a cushion at him. "It's at least better than your dad's."

He turned to David. "Do you remember that last time we spent a Friday night at Shedrack's?"

David could barely contain his laughter at the memory. "Yes, his dad lectured till late in the night all because Tobi forgot to put down the toilet seat and I didn't wash the cup I used!"

"That was when I learnt the history of toilet seats."

The three boys burst out laughing at the memory.

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Waving goodbye as Shedrack drove off after dropping him home, David wished he didn't have to return home. He often envied Shedrack and his family, the way they were close and loved each other. And then there's Ifeanyi's family. It seemed like Shedrack's family was the perfect fairy-tale and after that, Ifeanyi's family. Tobi's family was also good; only problem was that his father left, leaving their mother to care for four of them and the woman worked really hard.

David dropped down on his bed and sighed. Shedrack's family was still the best. David often wondered how being an only child in such a wealthy family that loved God so much would be like. He got up and removed his school uniform, changing into normal clothes. He had thought that his Dad would be home already, but he wasn't so that left one possibility, he was off drinking.