A WHITFIELD CHRISTMAS

Presentation at the Temple

Luke 2:21-40

What’s the worst thing about Christmas?

Thank-you letters!!

They’re boring I never know what to say No one writes letters in 2014 No one ever reads them anyway Stamps are so expensive They get in the way of enjoying the present I HAVE to do them!!!

SOME GOOD(?) EXCUSES …

[whom to thank]

[what the gift was]

[the difference it’s going to make]

[ME!!]

3 things in a

good thank you

letter

WHO?

WHAT?

WHY?

Dear Grandma,

Thank you for my bike.

I like it. Im going to ride it evry day for evr and evr and evr and evr … amen

With loads of love,

Gilbert xxxx

- to say “thank you!”

Mary and Joseph …

Simeon …

- to say “thank you!”

Anna …

- to say “thank you!”

Boring? I don’t know what to say? No one bothers in 1AD? No one ever reads them anyway? Travel is so expensive? It gets in the way of enjoying the present? I HAVE to do it???!!!

Saying ‘thank you’ is …

Sovereign Lord

the gift of Jesus, the light of the world

now I can die in peace!

Simeon

Simeon’s Christmas thank you

Me x

The most important Christmas thank-you letter

of all

(please fill in the

blanks)

Have you

sent it yet?

Lord (?)