Look at the picture.
- Who is the picture of?
- How do you think Mary and Joseph feel? How do you know?
- What is Joseph carrying? What about all the other things they own – furniture? clothes?
We know all the stories about when Jesus was born – (ask
what they can remember)
But after that, I wonder what happened next.
Do you remember King Herod? He was the king the wise men
went to see. He was angry at the thought there might be a new king. He was king
and he wanted it to stay that way.
He wanted to get rid of this new baby.
Joseph was asleep one night when he had a dream. In his
dream an angel told him that Herod wanted to kill his child.
As soon as he woke up he told Mary that they must leave Bethlehem
as fast as they could to escape to somewhere safe.
They gathered all their things together and set out for
Egypt.
It was only just in time, because Herod’s soldiers were
heading towards Bethlehem. They managed to escape though.
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What might it have been
like to arrive in Egypt? (The children talked about the feeling strange and
not having friends, but also feeling safe )
Look at some pictures of modern refugees, people making
dangerous journeys. They are escaping from Syria where there is fighting. They
come across the sea in little boats looking for safety.
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- What is happening?
- What might feel scary about making this journey?
- What might feel good about it?
- What might help them?
Prayer for Refugees, people who have to take journeys
they don’t want to take. For those who welcome and help them.
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