Transcript Alive-O 4 Term 1: Lesson 14 Jesus – A Light For All

Alive-O 4
Term 1: Lesson 14
Jesus – A Light For All
As the three wise men left the city, the star
reappeared. They followed it into a rocky hillregion full of caves. ‘Caves,’ said Caspar, in
surprise. ‘Surely no one would be born in a
cave.’
Don’t forget, Caspar, we have been in the
splendour of Herod’s palace and we did not
find what we were looking for there.
‘Look! Look!’ Melchior exclaimed. The star has
stopped. It is shining over the little cavedwelling in the side of the hill. ‘Thank you,
star’, said Caspar, tip-toeing closer.
They looked inside the cave and could hear
someone singing a Jewish lullaby. Quietly they
crept into the cave. They saw a young woman
singing to a baby.
A man stepped out to greet them. ‘Shalom,’ he
said, ‘my name is Joseph’. ‘This is Mary and
this is our new baby. Come in and share our
food, our company and the heat of our fire.’
The wise men entered. They introduced
themselves and told Mary and Joseph that they
had followed a star which led them to the cave.
Joseph told the wise men the story of how an
angel had told him that Mary would have a
very special child and that his name would be
Emmanu-el. It means ‘God is with us’, said
Mary.
Mary said, ‘God is with us now, right here with
us in my little son. God is with us in joy, sorrow,
peace and trouble, in every moment.
Balthasaar took the baby in his arms. ‘Now I
have found what I have been looking for. Never
again will I need or want anything more.’
The wise men gave the baby the gifts which
they had brought for the new leader: gold,
frankincense and myrrh.