Object: Some Christmas cookies, a piece of pine tree, the singing of a Christmas carol.

Good morning, boys and girls. Today we are going to talk about something that a lot of people don’t like to talk about very much. Some people are afraid of it, but they should be pleased, happy and filled with joy. First let me show you what I mean. If I passed around this plate of cookies and asked you to look very carefully at them before you ate one, and then asked you what they remind you of, what would you say? Christmas, that’s right. Now I wonder what you would say if I showed you this piece of pine tree? [Let them answer.] Christmas again! That’s very good. Let me try one more time. [Begin to sing a Christmas carol.] Christmas! Right again.

When you see the signs of Chr…