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Christmascarols,shepherdsand
angels.
Thursday3rdDecember2020
LO:Understandingthemeaningof‘sacred’.
WhatisaChristmascarol?Whichcarolsdoyouknow?
Talktoyourfamily.
Whatcarolsdoyour
familyknow?
Doyouknowthiscarol?SilentNight
hIps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRZOv31n1sY
Orthisone?WhileShepherdswatched
TheirFlockshIps://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=IgYzJDxxzN8
TheplacewhereJesuswasborninBethlehemismarkedbyastar.
Bethlehemisanordinarytown,butChrisXansbelievethatGodwasbornasaXnybabyonthisspot.
WhatdidwelearnlastweekaboutMuslim
beliefsaboutJesus?
DoyouknowthisChristmascarol?Silentnight,holynightAlliscalm,allisbright'RoundyonvirginMotherandChildHolyinfantsotenderandmildSleepinheavenlypeaceSleepinheavenlypeaceSilentnight,holynight!Shepherdsquakeatthesight!Gloriesstreamfromheavenafar;HeavenlyhostssingAl-le-lu-ia!ChristtheSaviourisborn!ChristtheSaviourisborn!
DoyouknowthisChristmascarol?
WhileshepherdswatchedTheirflocksbynightAllseatedonthegroundTheangeloftheLordcamedownAndgloryshonearoundAndgloryshonearound
“Fearnot,”hesaid,FormightydreadHadseizedtheirtroubledminds“GladXdingsofgreatjoyIbringToyouandallmankind,Toyouandallmankind.”
Readthesewordsagain:“TheangeloftheLordcamedownAndgloryshonearoundAndgloryshonearound“Fearnot,”hesaid,FormightydreadHadseizedtheirtroubledminds…”
Imagineyouarejustashepherd,doinganordinaryjob,justlookingagersheepatnight.Imagineyousawanangel!
Whymightyoufeel‘mightydread’?
Whatisanangel?Haveyouseenone?
Aretheyreal?
‘Angel’isaGreekwordformessenger.
Whereelsedoangelsfeature
intheNaXvitystory?
Canyouspotthefaceoftheangelinthepicture?
Lastweek,welookedatpictureofangelsbyMuslimarXsts.Therearestoriesineveryreligionofspiritsappearingtoordinarypeople.
TheauthorofTheLion,theWitchandtheWardrobe,C.S.Lewis,wasaChrisXan.Healsowrotebooksaboutreligion.
Herehetalksabouthowitmightfeeltoencountera‘mightyspirit’:‘SupposeyouweretoldtherewasaXgerinthenextroom:youwouldknowthatyouwereindangerandwouldprobablyfeelfear.Butifyouweretold,"Thereisaghostinthenextroom,"andbelievedit,youwouldfeelfearofadifferentkind.Itwouldnotbetheknowledgeofdanger,becausenooneisprimarilyafraidofwhataghostmaydo,butofthemerefactthatitisaghost.Itis"uncanny"ratherthandangerous,andthatspecialkindoffearcanbecalleddread.Nowsupposethatyouweretoldsimply"Thereisamightyspiritintheroom,"andbelievedit.Yourfeelingswouldthenbeevenlesslikethemerefearofdanger:youwouldfeelwonderandawe.’
TheOldTestamenttellsustofearGod:
“Godisawesomeinhismajesty,
Almightyandexcellentinpower,injudgmentandabundantjusXce;
ThereforemenfearHim.”
Religionisaboutmorethandoinggood,andbeinggood,
althoughofcoursethoseareimportant.
Whatdoes'holy'mean?
Whatdoes'sacred'mean?
LookinadicXonary,
orlookupthemeaningonline:
writeoutthedefiniXonsofbothwords
inyourbooks.
Holymeansmuchmorethan‘good’.
Sacredmeanssomethingmorethan‘special’.
‘Sacred’comesfromaLaXnword,‘sacer’thatmeans‘setapart’.Thesacredandholyarethingsthatare‘setapart’,thatarenotofthisworld.Lookatthewaytheangelinthispictureseemstobreakthroughthesky,asifcomingintoourlivesfromanotherrealm.
Ogenangelsareshown
asgolden.
Wingsrepresentflight:
angelscanmovebetween
HeavenandEarth.
Someangelsareshownas
impossiblecreatures,
thatwecan’tunderstand.
Holypicturesuse
lotsofpaIern.
(ThisisbyaMuslimarXst.)
IntricatepaIerncreates
asenseofperfecXon,
ofeverythingfinng
intoGod’splan.
Lookatthelanguageofthecarols.HymnsarebeauXfulpaIernsofwords.
Haveyoueverseenaghost?Haveyoueverseenanangel?Doyoubelieveinspirits?DoyoubelieveinGod?Canyouunderstandwhyitwouldbefrighteningtomeetanangelfacetoface?
Imagineyouareashepherd,inthehillsnearBethlehem.Itisacoldwinter’snight,andtheskyisfullofstars.
Youcanhearwolveshowling,owlshooXng,yoursheeparehuddlingtogether,asifsuddenlyafraid.
Youhearastrangevoice,andseealight…
WritethestoryofthatfirstChristmasnight,
asifyouwereashepherd:tellinghowyoucameface-to-facewithanangel,
andfoundababyborninastable...
Writeinthefirstpersonandpasttense.I’veaddedtheGospelstoryonthenextpage,tohelpyou.
TheGospelofSt.Luke
CaesarissuedadecreethatacensusshouldbetakenofthewholeRomanworldandeveryonewenttotheirowntowntoregister.SoJosephwentfromNazarethtoBethlehem,thetownofDavid,becausehebelongedtothehouseofDavid.HewenttherewithMary,whowasduetobemarriedtohimandwasexpecXngachild.WhiletheywereinBethlehem,thebabywasborn,andMarywrappedhiminclothsandlaidhiminamanger,becausetherewasnoroomattheinn.Therewereshepherdsinthefieldsnearby,keepingwatchovertheirflocksatnight.AnangeloftheLordappearedtothem,andthegloryoftheLordshonearoundthem,andtheywereterrified.Buttheangelsaidtothem,“Donotbeafraid.Ibringnewsofgreatjoy.TodayaSaviourhasbeenborntoyou;heistheMessiah,theLord.Thiswillbeasigntoyou:Youwillfindababywrappedinclothsandlyinginamanger.”Suddenlyagreatcompanyoftheheavenlyhostappearedwiththeangel,praisingGodandsaying,“GlorytoGodinthehighestandpeaceonearth.”TheshepherdshurriedtoBethlehemandfoundMaryandJoseph,andthebaby,whowaslyinginthemanger.Whentheyhadseenhim,theytoldeveryone,andallwhohearditwereamazed.ButMarytreasuredupallthesethingsandponderedtheminherheart.