Object: Popsicle sticks (or other small, straight object to represent a bridge).
Good morning! Today, we read that Jesus is a “priest forever.” What is a priest? (Let them answer.) Perhaps the best way to describe a priest is to say that a priest stands between us and God. There is an old Latin word for priest that is the same word as “bridge.” A priest is like a bridge between us and God. Let’s pretend this popsicle stick is a bridge. God is here, and we are here. Jesus comes between us and God.
How is Jesus a priest? (Let them answer.) Jesus formed a bridge between us and God…
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