Do you like birthday parties?
I do. I like the presents, the cakes and the decorations.
When was Jesus born?
We don‛t know the exact date when Jesus was born so hundreds of years ago people chose 25th December to say ‘Happy Birthday‛ to him. It‛s a day when all round the world Christians eat special food and have parties to celebrate.
Getting ready to party To have a really good party you need to do lots of preparations. Food has to be bought and cooked and balloons need blowing up. Then we buy or make presents to give to our family and friends. I am making special gifts for Christmas at the moment and perhaps you are too.
In the four weeks before Christmas, which is known as Advent, we prepare our hearts by thinking about the story of that first Christmas Day. We wonder what it was like for Mary and Joseph and all the other characters in the story. And we wonder why God sent His son to us. We prepare by thinking about how God wants us to live in His wonderful love not just one day a year but every day. God wants us to look for the real Jesus underneath all the Christmas decorations.
See you tomorrow!
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