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A Pray for Saying Thanks
Thank you, God, for the gifts of sunshine, air, and water. Thank you for the gifts of smiles and words and each other. Help us to recognize these free and simple gifts you freely give us, all around us, and every day. Amen.
*Taken from Faithful Families: For Lent, Easter, and Resurrection
*Taken from Faithful Families: For Lent, Easter, and Resurrection
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A Baby is Born (Luke 2:1-7) Bible Passage
What do you know about the day you were born or when you were brought home? Who was there? How did you get your name?
After the Angel Gabriel visited Mary to tell her the news about her baby, she and Joseph got some more news. They heard that the Roman ruler, Caesar Augustus, wanted to count all the people in the Roman Empire; every man had to go to his hometown so that his family could be counted. Joseph's family was from Bethlehem. So Mary and Joseph left their home in Nazareth to go to Bethlehem. The trip was hard for a pregnant woman. Just imagine what it would have been like for Mary to make that trip with Joseph!
While Mary and Joseph were in Bethlehem, they looked for a place to stay. It wasn't easy! Many people had come to Bethlehem. Every guestroom was full. At last, they found space in a room where the animals stayed. The baby was born in that room. Mary gently wrapped him in cloths and laid him in the manger, where the animals ate. This was the baby that the angel Gabriel had told her she would have.
After the Angel Gabriel visited Mary to tell her the news about her baby, she and Joseph got some more news. They heard that the Roman ruler, Caesar Augustus, wanted to count all the people in the Roman Empire; every man had to go to his hometown so that his family could be counted. Joseph's family was from Bethlehem. So Mary and Joseph left their home in Nazareth to go to Bethlehem. The trip was hard for a pregnant woman. Just imagine what it would have been like for Mary to make that trip with Joseph!
While Mary and Joseph were in Bethlehem, they looked for a place to stay. It wasn't easy! Many people had come to Bethlehem. Every guestroom was full. At last, they found space in a room where the animals stayed. The baby was born in that room. Mary gently wrapped him in cloths and laid him in the manger, where the animals ate. This was the baby that the angel Gabriel had told her she would have.
Video
Saddleback Kids
This video is 1:55 minutes long
Sources
Prayer taken from:
Bible Passage taken from:
- Faithful Families for Lent, Easter, and Resurrection by Traci Smith (Chalice Press; 2021, All Reserved Rights)
Bible Passage taken from:
- Growing in God's Love: A Storybook Bible by Elizabeth Caldwell