Sunday, March 13, 2005
Easter stories
At the church I attended today there was this funny story in the bulletin.
As Grandpa Bob drove into the driveway he could see his four-year-old daughter, Julie, and a couple of her friends playing in the backyard. It was almost Easter and he wanted to know how much these children knew about the Easter story.
Approaching the three little girls he asked, "Who knows why we celebrate Easter every year?"
One friend chirped up first: "Oh, that's when you go to the mall and sit on the big bunny rabbit's lap and tell him what you want in your Easter basket."
Her second pal's answer was no better: "No, no, no! It's when you get a tree and hang eggs on it, and you wake up on Sunday and there's presents under it and..."
At this point Grandpa interrupted and gently said, "That's a good guess, but that's not quite right. Julie, do you know why we celebrate Easter?"
Julie nodded her head. "It's when Jesus was crucified. He died, and Hid disciples put His body in the grave. They rolled a big stone in front of the opening. And the guards went to sleep. Then, on the third day, there was an earthquake and the stone rolled away..."
Grandpa was really encouraged that Julie knew so many details. Then she continued" "And then the entire town would come out by the grave. And if Jesus came out and saw his shadow they knew there would be six more weeks of winter!"
Well, at least little Julie had a portion of the message right!
As Grandpa Bob drove into the driveway he could see his four-year-old daughter, Julie, and a couple of her friends playing in the backyard. It was almost Easter and he wanted to know how much these children knew about the Easter story.
Approaching the three little girls he asked, "Who knows why we celebrate Easter every year?"
One friend chirped up first: "Oh, that's when you go to the mall and sit on the big bunny rabbit's lap and tell him what you want in your Easter basket."
Her second pal's answer was no better: "No, no, no! It's when you get a tree and hang eggs on it, and you wake up on Sunday and there's presents under it and..."
At this point Grandpa interrupted and gently said, "That's a good guess, but that's not quite right. Julie, do you know why we celebrate Easter?"
Julie nodded her head. "It's when Jesus was crucified. He died, and Hid disciples put His body in the grave. They rolled a big stone in front of the opening. And the guards went to sleep. Then, on the third day, there was an earthquake and the stone rolled away..."
Grandpa was really encouraged that Julie knew so many details. Then she continued" "And then the entire town would come out by the grave. And if Jesus came out and saw his shadow they knew there would be six more weeks of winter!"
Well, at least little Julie had a portion of the message right!
// posted by Annette @ 9:48 p.m. 