A Long Trip

Hi Addie,

Today, you are on a long trip. It takes a long time in the car to get to Atlanta. It will take a long time to get back home today. But I know what you do….you watch movies. The time still seems so long. You say, “How long? Wheeeeen will we get there?” Jesus took a long trip, too, but he did not have a van or a car or a truck! He walked, or rode a donkey, or, maybe, even a camel. If he rode a camel, he was way up high!

The Bible does not tell us what he rode or if he walked all the way. If the Bible does not tell us then we can not know for sure. But we do know that when Mary and Joseph went way down to Egypt Jesus was too little to walk. But two years later when they came back he could walk. Probably, he got to ride on a donkey most of the way. That would have been a bouncy, slow ride and his little legs must have hurt. Joseph and Mary moved to a town called Nazareth. Jesus lived there until he grew up.

Joseph was a carpenter. That is a person who makes things out of wood so little boy Jesus must have stacked blocks and piled sawdust. Then he probably started hammering and banging; then he learned to hand things to Joseph and be a good helper. He probably learned how to make boxes and even houses. Joseph did every good thing that his mom or dad told him. He probably raced through the streets of Nazareth with the other boys his age. He also had little brothers and sisters to play with and he probably watched them to keep them from running too far from home!

You are learning to help Mom and Dad, too. You can pick up your toys and go get things for her. Soon you will be answering the phone in a nice way. When you do what Mom and Dad tell you, you are showing them that you love them. Helping Mom and Dad shows that you love Jesus, too.

Matthew 2:21 ….an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, 20 saying, “Arise, take the young Child and His mother, and go to the land of Israel….Then he arose, took the young Child and His mother, and came into the land of Israel.

Please pray, “Dear God, Thank you for keeping us safe on our trip.”