After a hard weekend (see previous post) of not really "feeling" the Christmas spirit, the kids and I were blessed yesterday. We drove a while north to a precious church that hosts a walk through Bethlehem. It is the most accurate and detailed reenactment of Jesus' time that I have ever seen. What a way to be reminded of the true meaning of Christmas, and to be encouraged! This day was a blessing!
There were lots of animals, Toot's favorite part!
Modern meets ancient
The soldiers, my favorite part, reading Caesar's decree
The tax collector. All the children were given a sheckel before we entered
The priest in the temple. All the children received a scroll with a verse from Psalms announcing a Messiah.
Most animals were tame and the children got to feed them in the marketplace.
"Did you see that?"
Favorite quote from today: "Is Bethlehem in heaven?"
4 comments:
I would love to go to something like that. How cool to bring the story to life!!
Wow! How exciting to be able to attend something like that. I'd be there in a minute if we had anything like that around here! Thanks for sharing.
That is so neat! We went to a nighttime live nativity years ago near our home and the girls were entranced... I do believe that they really thought for a few years there that they SAW Baby Jesus one night. But your experience was quite a bit fancier...
Very cool.
That is so cool! I wish that was near us!
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