“On the eighth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…eight maids-a-milking…” Being a milkmaid was considered one of the worst jobs you could have in England during the time period this song was written! But Jesus was never one to shy away from a difficult...
On the seventh day we got the gift of ‘seven swans a-swimming,’ but some people also think this could relate to or refer to the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit. A swan is considered one of the most beautiful and graceful creatures on earth, which seems a perfect symbol...
“On the sixth day of Christmas my true love gave to me…six geese a-laying…” What if you thought of it as six days of Creation? Although you might be familiar with this as being seven, keep in mind that God only ‘created’ for six of those days, and rested the seventh. ...
“…Fivvvvve golden rings…” or you could say the first five books of the Old Testament. You may have heard them called the Books of Moses, the Torah, or the Pentateuch, and they include Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. These stories walk us...
Four calling birds, four mockingbirds, four canaries… or what about the four Gospels – Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John? A gift is given to us to reflect a message of ‘The Good News of Jesus.” These are stories that teach us lessons of peace, love, compassion,...
