Object: photo illustration of the infant Jesus in the manger. 

Boys and girls, can you remember how long ago it was when we celebrated Christmas? Let's count the months. Christmas comes at the very end of December, so we have come through January, February, March and April since Christmas time. That makes four months, doesn't it! That's way back before Easter, before Good Friday and Maundy Thursday, before Palm Sunday, and before Ash Wednesday. That's a long time ago, isn't it! (Well, actually, your parents might say it isn't very long at all. Four months go by pretty fast when you are grown up.)

Since Christmas was so long ago, we have probably forgotten all about what Christmas means by now, right? (Let them answer.) Well, I guess I'm wrong. You still can remember. I have s…