Christmas Countdown Day 8 focused on the sun. Jackson led our Scripture time, and did an excellent job of reading our passage in Luke 1. We learned that after Elizabeth gave birth, her family wanted to name the baby boy after his father. Zechariah refused, and because he still couldn’t talk, he wrote on his tablet, “His name is John.” Right away, Zechariah’s tongue was loosed and he began to praise God and prophecy! He described his son John preparing the way for the Messiah. That savior would be like the sun, shining light over a dark land. We talked about how when the sun comes up, we know a new day has begun. Jesus can make our hearts new, just like that! We made sun ornaments and sang new lyrics to “You are my sunshine.”

You are my sunshine,
My Jesus sunshine.
You make me happy
When skies are gray.
O Baby Jesus,
How much I love you!
You have brought
Me sunshine today.