For the children's celebration that the church of the Unity of Baptist Brethren in Klenovec has organized for decades, we rehearsed a play with the children this winter for the first time. We prepared the story of the birth of Christ, with which we wanted to show the children how it all happened. The play was woven through with songs, and in the house of St. Nicholas the children also made costumes and scenery. The result surprised us, because at rehearsals it looked dramatic, but little by little the children learned everything well.
We wanted to keep the children busy during the holidays, and also to bring adults to church, so that the shyness about coming would fall away when the time comes.
“This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was engaged to Joseph. But before they came together, it turned out that she had conceived by the Holy Spirit. Her husband Joseph, however, was a righteous man and did not want to expose her to public shame. So he decided to send her away quietly. 20 While he was thinking about this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said: "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary, your wife. For what has been conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will bear a son, and you shall give him the name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins." All this happened to fulfil what the Lord had said through the prophet: Behold, the virgin will conceive and bear a son, and they will give him the name Emmanuel, which means: God with us. When Joseph woke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took his wife. But he did not know her until she gave birth to a son, to whom he gave the name Jesus.”
Matthew 1:18-25