Object: A big basket filled with artificial grass and all the angels I could find among my Christmas decorations.

Lesson: God's constant presence; Easter; resurrection.

It is Easter. I have brought a basket filled with angels as an aid to our discussion of the events at Christ's tomb on Easter morning. The largest angel is almost a foot tall, made of paper. The others are smaller, one of blown glass, one tatted, one made of pieces of macaroni, one of lace. They are Christmas ornaments, but as a friend pointed out when I was putting the basket together, "I would hope that angels are appropriate in church any time." Me too -- and not just in church. When the children have gathered, I ask, "Did anyone have a basket at home this morning?" Several heads nod, a few hands tentatively go up. "Le…