Today Caleb's school had a Christmas Fancy dress day!! (we didn't have such things in my day) anyway Caleb wanted to go as a wise man, he said king first but we had a brief theological chat about it and agreed wise man wearing a crown was a good way forward. Well Alison and the boy set to making a camel for the wise king to ride, they did and excellent job and off to school Caleb and I went, we saw all the normal things kids dressed as trees, fairies, elfs and father Christmas, a couple of angels some kids wrapped up in boxes as presents and some sheep tenders.
As we approached one of Caleb's friends, who was dressed as a box!! His friend said looking at Caleb that's nothing to do with Christmas!
I was not surprised and to start with a little sad.
This encounter made me think that obviously we've got a job to do in telling the wondrous story of God come to dwell among those he made, loves and who He wants to tell of this love and their need to enter a kingdom focused on receiving and living his love.
But..... It made me think a second thought!!
The church and churches children have been told this story, dressed up as characters from this story, sung the carols of this story, they know this story , but on the whole live waiting for people to come to their church services and activities, good job God the father didn't wait. He came and dwelt with us. Immanuel.
So maybe it's not just my son's friend who doesn't know the story!!
(ps Caleb won the class prize! )
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Well done Caleb for winning the prize! They are now selling 'Mary' outfits in Tesco - there must be a talk in that somewhere! W & J
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