Mary Follow the star, come join in the fun! Christmas is coming, the countdown’s begun… It was month number six in the town of Nazareth when Mary heard the news she was going to give birth. Listen to today’s reflection 0:00 / 2:37 Read “The angel said to her, ‘Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favour with God. And now, you will conceive in your…

Angel Follow the star, come join in the fun! Christmas is coming, the countdown’s begun… Five hundred years later the plan starts to unfold when an angel called Gabriel had a message to be told. Listen to today’s reflection 0:00 / 2:16 Read “In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a…

Door Follow the star, come join in the fun! Christmas is coming, the countdown’s begun… We hear from a prophet on day number four: His vision of God’s plan opened the door. Listen to today’s reflection 0:00 / 2:16 Read “For a child has been born for us, a son given to us; authority rests upon his shoulders; and he is named Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God,…

Promise Follow the star, come join in the fun! Christmas is coming, the countdown’s begun… The people got things wrong and God sent a flood, but Noah and his three sons shared a promise to make good. Listen to today’s reflection 0:00 / 3:34 Read “Noah waited another seven days, and again he sent out the dove from the ark; and the dove came back to him in…

Light Follow the star, come join in the fun! Christmas is coming, the countdown’s begun… Then God filled the world with goodness and light and two people to care for it and to choose right. Listen to today’s reflection 0:00 / 2:23 Read “So God created humankind in his image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. God blessed them,…