Object: a mask

I have a very important person to introduce to you today. She is very important for a lot of reasons but she is most special for one reason. Her name is Mary, and she is the mother of Jesus. That is what makes her so important to all of us but she was also special because of all the good things that she did for many people. I want to ask you to pretend with me today that she is here behind the mask and that she is telling you a story that is sad but beautiful. [Raise the mask.]

My name is Mary and I am the mother of Jesus. I raised my family in Nazareth which is a town not too far from Jerusalem. I could tell you about a lot of things that happened when Jesus was growing up. He was a very good son. I can also tell you how much I missed him when he left me to minister to th…