MenuThe story summary and questions were written in a way that makes it possible to use a New Testament reference in place of the Urantia reference. A selected chapter from a 1932 book, titled Treasure-House of the Living Religions, supports a spiritual theme that is found within the story. Children will use a one page handout that includes a coloring picture.
Paper 122:0-1
The Urantia Book
Students may read Paper 122:1.3 or all of sections 0-1
A woman named Mary and a man named Joseph lived in the village of Nazareth. Little did they know that unusual things were about to happen to them. Mary didn’t know that Gabriel was going to appear to her. She would learn that she had been chosen to become the mother of a very special baby. Joseph didn’t know that when he and Mary traveled to Bethlehem, they would not soon return. He would need to safely guide his little family to the faraway land of Egypt.
Discussion Questions
None of us can know what will happen in the future. What does it mean to have hope when we face the uncertain future? The reading is about the ancestry of Jesus. Why do people like to know about their own ancestry?
Thou art our universal Father.
In Thine inexhaustible storehouse are all treasures
Every one reposes his hopes in Thee.
Thou abidest in every heart.
All are partners in Thee; Thou disownest none. (Sikhism)
We labor and strive because we have our hope
set on the living God. (Christianity)
