⭐ Christmas · Epiphany
🐪 Gifts for a King
Travelers follow a star, kneel, and open what they have brought.
Matthew 2:11 · Matthew 2
“They came into the house and saw the young child with Mary, his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Opening their treasures, they offered to him gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.”
Say it
Practice Matthew 2:11
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
TheycameintothehouseandsawtheyoungchildwithMary,hisandtheydownandworshipedhim.Openingtheirtreasures,theyofferedtohimgold,frankincense,andmyrrh.
The wise men did not arrive on the night of the shepherds. They kept going until they found the child. Then they did two things: they worshiped, and they opened their treasures.
You may not have gold. You have attention, kindness, and the truth. Kneel in your heart first. Then give one small gift that costs you something: a chore done without being asked, a gentle word, a share of what is yours.
Prayer
King Jesus, we bring you what we have. Teach us to worship before we give. Amen.
Challenge
Each person names one gift they can give Jesus this week that is not bought in a store.
For the adult
Epiphany is a good night to put the wise men on the nativity at last if you moved them slowly.