🌿 Prologue:
The Promise of Restoration

Long ago, Adam and Eve had to leave the Garden.
Since then, people couldn’t reach the Tree of Life.

But now, God says, “It’s time to begin again.”
He is getting the Tree of Life ready.
He is sending the Holy Spirit to join with us—
in a real body, just like ours.

God is bringing together the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit,
and people like you and me—
so we can be close to Him again, forever.

In our opening, we learn that mankind had lost access to the Tree of LIFE
and now God has a plan to restore our relationship with him.
God speaks to the tree and assures it that
it will bear fruit again very soon.

Jesus waits in Heaven in spirit.
He stands with the Tree of LIFE.
God asks if Jesus is ready to be born on Earth.
Jesus says “Yes, I am ready.
Plant the seeds of the fruit of your spirit inside me.”
Our journey tells stories of each of the seeds being planted in Jesus on his way to be born in Bethlehem.

The Tree of LIFE shimmers and
the angels lean in to watch,
as God prepares to plant the first seed
in Mary’s heart.

The Tree of LIFE -God’s Sacred Light (Kids)

Chpt 1: Love – The Sacred Seed

In Chapter 1:
God sends messengers to set his plan in motion.
Mary humbly submits to God’s will.

An angel assures Joseph that Mary has been chosen to carry God’s son and he has been chosen to protect her.

Joseph reassures Mary that God has also spoken to him, and his Love is committed to share her calling, as his own.

Love is the First –
The Sacred Seed (Kids)

A Shepherd’s Joy

Chapter 2 is about a joyful young shepherd boy tending his flock of sheep.

2 playful lambs cause him to worry and to grow tired from chasing after them.

His father reassures him that his Joy does not come from the little lambs.
His Joy comes from God.

Joy Beneath the Hills

🕊️ Chapter Three:
The Stream of Peace

The caravan stopped for the night.
The beautiful scene of the fig tree near the bank of a gentle stream, with lots of figs made them remember Psalm 1.
They agreed that Jesus would be like the tree planted by rivers of water and would produce fruit in his time and his fruit would be for everyone.

Joseph laid out a blanket. Then he covered Mary in another blanket. He sat back against a fig tree and Mary leaned against him.
A little lamb sensed the shepherd that was growing in Mary and wandered down to be close. The little lamb curled in Mary’s lap with his little head resting on Mary’s tummy.

Peace Will Flow-
A Stream Through the Night

🕊️ Chapter Four:
The Pause of Providence

After morning blessings under a fig tree with birdsongs serenading them, it was time to resume their sacred journey. Mary walked beside Joseph and their faithful donkey, but after awhile she mounted the donkey. The donkey’s stride rocked Mary from side to side, as they travelled an uneven trail. The sun was rising over the open country side and Mary could feel Jesus becoming uneasy.

Joseph offered food and water in attempt to comfort Mary, but she only nodded, “No, thank you”. A compassionate woman saw Mary’s distress and told her husband that Mary needed rest for her and her child. The woman’s husband sent their son to run ahead telling everyone up to the caravan leader that Mary and her child are in need of rest. Their son accepted his mission and Joyfully ran to share the message.

Everyone had compassion for Mary and Jesus and so the caravan stopped. As they stopped, clouds rolled in providing shade to cool the trail and a pond of still, cool water appeared surrounded by lush grasses for the animals. Everyone recognized this as God’s reward to them for their Patience with His servants.

Patience Flows

🕊️ Chapter Five:
Kindness Walks Within Us

A glorious sunrise decorates the county side and the travelers prepare to continue their journey. A woman song leader lifts up her voice in a blessing on the day’s travel and everyone joins in.

Along the way, a small donkey’s hooves are slipping on the dew covered stones. They slow down to make it easier for the donkey and travel onward. After awhile the little donkey gently brays. The girl asks her father to pause, so she can talk to their donkey. She notices a sore, where his blanket had slipped. Her little brother excitedly jumps down with salve to help care for Balaam, their donkey.

After rubbing salve on Balaam’s sore, they adjusted his blanket to protect him from pain. The little brother expresses thanks and love for Balaam and Joyfully shouts “Let’s sing a blessing of healing over our friend Balaam”. They continue walking with brother and sister walking beside their beloved companion and singing gleefully.

Kindness Walks Within Us

🕊️ Chapter Six:
Let Goodness Rise

A family traveling in the caravan shares a meal under a fig tree. Grandma spreads her favorite blanket that her mother made for her, as a child. The boy recites the blessings over the food and drink. Everyone helps with their morning preparations.

The girl tells grandma, she will gather up her blanket for her. She notices figs smashed on the backside and goes to wash it in the nearby stream. She rubs lavender on it for fragrance and while washing grandma’s blanket, she notices where the hem had separated and decided to mend it secretly, as they continue their journey.

As they traveled into a shaded valley, grandmother began to feel chilled, so her grandson handed her blanket to her. The hem being stitched, prevented the breeze from cooling her shoulder and the warmth of her body made the fragrance of lavender rise. Grandma remembered the comfort of her blanket, when she was a child. She smiled, as she drifted into a peaceful sleep, thinking of her mother’s love.

Let Goodness Rise

🕊️ Chapter Seven:
Lineage of Faithfulness

As Mary and Joseph walk the trail leading to Bethlehem to be a part of prophesy being fulfilled, they begin to reflect on the lineage of faithfulness that has lead to this day.
It all began with Adam being placed in charge of the Garden of Eden. Adam was told to name every creature and God made Eve to be his partner. Adam and Eve started a family that grew really big.
Some things went wrong and God made a long term plan to restore His relationship with mankind.

God told Noah to build a big boat, so he could hit “Reset” and start over. Noah’s family worked together with God and they we’re spared. Later Abraham was told that he would be the father of many nations. Joseph was able to interpret dreams and save his people from starvation. Moses was saved to rise up and deliver the people of Israel out from Egypt. King David was promised his heirs would always rule over Israel.

Now Mary and Joseph walked across the land from Nazareth to Bethlehem carrying the promised heir of David, the Messiah or Anointed One to be born and grow the fruit of the spirit inside of Him. As the fruit ripens, He will be an example of how God wants us to live, so we can be blessed. Then he will send the Holy Spirit to share that fruit with all who choose abundant Life.

Lineage of Faithfulness

🕊️ Chapter Eight:
A Gentle Whisper Beneath the Wind

Mary and Joseph see a young girl walking beside her mother’s cart. The girl is carrying a dove that appears to be injured. The girl is gently whispering to the bird.

The girl’s mother invites Mary and Joseph to join them for the evening meal.
The girl sees a boy struggling with his little goat. He’s trying to force it to drink, but it pulls away from him. The girl walks over and kneels next to the little goat. The bot says he’s impossible, but the girl whispers gently and the little goat calmly walks to the stream to drink his fill.

As they sit together, the girl softly sings a gentle song to the frightened little bird.
The bird spreads it’s wings and begins to flutter them and takes off confidently into the evening sky. The little lamb curls into the girl’s lap and a sense of calmness settles over all of them.

Gentle Whisper Beneath the Wind

🕊️ Chapter Eight:
A Gentle Whisper Beneath the Wind

Mary’s neighbor, Reuben knew of her mission to give birth to the Messiah. He had walked with her and helped to guard her safety. When the final inn keeper told them there are no rooms left, he started to lose his temper, because he wanted to protect her. Joseph calmly told Reuben “This is not the way”. Reuben stated “I just wanted to protect her” Joseph then replied “Then protect her Peace.”

Reuben remembered a time, when his sister had borrowed his knife and when he could not find it, he lost his temper and threw her doll across the room. The doll hit grandma’s favorite vase and broke it. They were all shocked and very sad and this became a lesson to Reuben that he’d remember the sound of grandma’s vase breaking, every time he started to lose control.

Reuben thanked Joseph for helping to calm him and then took his post outside the manger to watch and protect.

The Sound We Choose

🕊️ Chapter Nine:
Proclamation of Glory – The Lamb Now Reigns

All 9 fruits have been planted within Jesus and have bloomed on the Tree of LIFE.

The Tree of LIFE glowed like a STAR with the radiant Glory of God!

God said “It is time”
Heaven opened and The tree of LIFE exclaimed “He is here!”

The wise men from a distant land saw the glowing radiance and followed it to where Jesus was

Proclamation of Glory – The Lamb Now Reigns