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Myrrh Christmas Ornament

𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀:

1. Ribbon

2. Thick Colored Paper / Construction Paper

3. Coloring materials

4. Pentel pen

5. Scissors

6. Glue

7. Puncher

Sample patterns:

Source:

https://www.pinterest.ph/pin/236227942925507830/

Steps:

Step 1: Choose the colored construction paper you want to use for the base of the bottle. Cut it in the shape of a bottle.

Step 2: Cut out your construction paper for the cover of the bottle and its base.

Step 3: Glue pieces together to form a bottle and wait for it to dry.

Step 4: Punch a hole in the “cover” of the bottle to attach the string.

Step 5: Put the string in

Step 6: Decorate the ornament.

Step 7: Hang it on the tree.

Did you know that Myrrh symbolized Jesus’s humanity?

Let’s read the Word to find out more about the gift of Myrrh!

𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗗

Throughout our lessons this month we have been learning about the gifts the wise men gave. We learned that the gift of gold the wise men gave symbolized Jesus’s royalty. Next, we learned that the gift of frankincense represented Jesus being God. Today, we will learn about the third gift that the wise men gave… Myrrh!

'𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘴𝘢𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘮. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘯, 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘨𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘴, 𝘨𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘺𝘳𝘳𝘩. ' - 𝘔𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘸 2:11 (𝘌𝘚𝘝)

Myrrh is a strange gift isn’t it? It is an expensive perfume that is put into embalming oil which is used to prepare dead bodies for burial. Why would anyone give that to the child Jesus?

You see, just like the gifts of gold and frankincense represented Jesus’s royalty and divinity, myrrh represented Jesus’s humanity and death. In ancient times myrrh was used as an anointing oil and in embalming the dead. The gift of myrrh foretold that Jesus would one day die for the sins of all of humanity.

'𝘏𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘮𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴. 𝘉𝘺 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘥. ' - 1 𝘗𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳 2:24 (𝘌𝘚𝘝)

That is why the wise men gave the young boy Jesus myrrh. It was to proclaim that Jesus would one day suffer and bear the sins of the world. This is the reason why Jesus was born. He came to earth as a baby in the manger to be the sacrifice to redeem humanity so that we no longer have to live under the curse of sin.

“𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘴𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘚𝘰𝘯, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦. - 𝘑𝘰𝘩𝘯 3:16 (𝘌𝘚𝘝)

God gave us his one and only Son so that we can one day live in Heaven with him. He gave up everything for us. That is why we exchange gifts with one another on Christmas day, it’s to remember that Jesus gave the greatest gift of all.

𝗛𝗨𝗗𝗗𝗟𝗘

In the Bible, the wise men gave three special gifts to make the very first Christmas memorable.

𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗞𝗶𝗱/𝘀:

𝟮-𝟲 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗹𝗱

- What is the best gift you ever received?

- What’s the strangest gift you have ever received?

𝟳-𝟭𝟮 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗹𝗱

- What is the most memorable gift you received that you still treasure up to now?

- What are you hoping for this Christmas?

𝗞𝗶𝗱/𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁:

- What Christmas gift are you most thankful for?

- What is the most memorable Christmas you had?

- What is your favorite Christmas experience?

- What is the weirdest gift you received?

Christmas is a time for giving because Jesus gave the greatest gift of all. He gave His life for humanity. Will you accept his special gift of salvation today?

𝗣𝗥𝗔𝗬

Dear God, thank You for sending your Son, Jesus, to die on the cross for my sins. Because of what Jesus did on the cross, I can live in Heaven with You forever. I choose to receive You into my heart as my Lord and Savior. Thank You so much for this wonderful gift. In Jesus name, amen.

𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗖𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥

Did you know?

Myrrh is a red resin that comes from Commiphora trees. It is one of the most highly prized items in ancient civilizations due to its many uses in religion, embalming, and perfumes.

As mentioned in our lesson today, myrrh represented the humanity of Jesus and in ancient society it was used as an embalming oil.

Even today, Myrrh is highly valued and expensive due to its many uses and the unique way it is harvested. Watch this YouTube video to find out how Myrrh gets made:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LMioQGsFFw&t=2s

Sources:

https://www.christianity.com/jesus/birth-of-jesus/star-and-magi/why-gold-frankincense-and-myrrh.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LMioQGsFFw&t=2s