Object: A pitcher of lemonade and some glasses.

Good morning, boys and girls. Have you ever told a story to someone that had been told to you about something wonderful that happened a long time ago? Maybe it was a pioneer story, or about some children from another land. But the story was exciting, and it made you feel good the first time you heard it, and it made you feel even better when you could tell it to someone else for the first time.

St. Paul was a man who told stories. He had heard stories about people who lived a long time before he did. These stories were often about God and the people who trusted in God. One of the stories was about a group of people who lived in the desert and waited for God to tell them when they could move into a land they could call home. They lived in th…