“I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek your servant, for I do not forget your commandments. (Psalm 119)

Animation: “What Kind of Sheep Are You” Online Test: http://selectsmart.com/FREE/select.php?client=baaa

Animation: Live Lamb (you can rent a lamb at your neighborhood 4H club or a nearby farm)

Animation: Shepherd’s staff (any large natural wood staff will do)

We love the Christmas story for its simplicity. Simple shepherds, simple sheep, simple message, simple mission. It all seems so simple. Hence we say “Christmas is for children.” But the Archbishop of Canterbury tells us that ‘the story of Christmas reminds us that coming to the Christ Child isn’t always simple. People come by roundabout routes with complex histories, sin and muddle, false perceptions and wrong starts. It’s …