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Opening Prayer
Ask your child if she/he would like to lead the family's prayer time. If not, pray a simple prayer and ask them to recite The Lord's Prayer when you are finished. Be sure to tell them that prayer is talking to God and that they can talk to God anytime about anything.
SCRIPTURE READING
" After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi[a] from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, 'Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.'” (Matthew 2:1-2)
This Week's Verse to Remember
“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." (Isaiah 9:6)
This Week's BIG Word - " Merry"
cheerful and lively; marked by celebrating and rejoicing.
REVIEW
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FOR THE HIGH SCHOOLERS
Read Matthew 2:1-2
Suppose you get up to go wash the dishes, but when you get to the kitchen, you are hungry so you fix yourself a snack. After fixing yourself a snack and throwing the trash away, you notice the trash is filling up so you empty it. But as you're emptying it, you spill something on the floor and you have to clean the floor. Cleaning one part of the floor turns into cleaning all of it, and you become tired after doing so, so you finally leave the kitchen and sit down. But when you sit down you remember that you never did the thing that you got up to do in the first place. That is what Christmas has become for many. We have gotten so caught up in doing everything else that we forget the reason we celebrate in the first place: the birth of Jesus.
Why do you think the wise men brought gifts?
What are some ways that people get distracted during the season?
How can you prioritize what really matter during the holiday season?