A. Highlights of Your Week
B. Short StoryFirst Day at a New School
Thomas had put on his best new school shoes. Of course, since it was the first day of the semester. This morning, when the alarm had gone off, Thomas had woken with a jump. But now that was already an hour ago and he was still staring, as though hypnotized, at the figures advancing on his radio alarm clock, minute after minute, wondering if a space-time glitch could swallow him up and transport him to another universe.
Thomas felt nervous. Just a bit. But actually he was scared stiff. The same thing happened at the start of each semester. A mix of stage fright and fear took hold of him and turned his insides to water. Oh yes, he could definitely feel his stomach cramping. Thomas looked at himself in the mirror, smoothed his hair down again and grabbed his folder. He forced a smile: "Come on, Thomas. Get your act together. It’s going to be OK," he told himself.
On the way to school, he could feel the tension building inside himself.
Would the canteen have the same disgusting cauliflower cheese reeking of old socks?
Would he find a place for himself in the huge school campus?
Would the head teacher be as tough as at his old school?
And the punishments… oh he was going to need to watch out for all that.
But right now it was time to line up. In twos. In silence.
When Thomas finally got to speak, everyone else was silent and sitting down. Time to get cracking.
"Hello, everyone. My name is Thomas and I’m going to be your new teacher this year!"
C. Sayings Quiz: Men and Women
This quiz tests you on sayings about men and women.
1. A good man is hard to find
If "a good man is hard to find", then there are probably
a. not many good men
b. no good men
c. too many good men
2. A man is as old as he feels, and a woman as old as she looks
If "a man is as old as he feels, and a woman as old as she looks", then who is probably the "youngest"?
a. a man who looks old and feels old
b. a man who looks old and feels young
c. a woman who looks old and feels young
3. Behind every successful man is a woman
The saying "Behind every successful man is a woman" suggests that women often
a. cost a lot
b. discourage men
c. encourage men
4. Boys will be boys
"Boys will be boys" might be said to justify
a. children failing exams
b. men having a fight
c. boys doing their homework
5. Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned
The saying "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned" implies that we can find the greatest anger
a. on earth
b. in hell
c. in heaven
6. It's a man's world
The saying "It's a man's world" implies that life is
a. neutral
b. fair
c. unfair
7. The way to a man's heart is through his stomach
If "the way to a man's heart is through his stomach", a woman may gain a man's affections with
a. flattery
b. money
c. food
D. Bible Story
Luke 1:26-38 (NLT)
The Birth of Jesus Foretold
26 In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a village in Galilee, 27 to a virgin named Mary. She was engaged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of King David. 28 Gabriel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, favored woman! The Lord is with you!”
29 Confused and disturbed, Mary tried to think what the angel could mean. 30 “Don’t be afraid, Mary,” the angel told her, “for you have found favor with God! 31 You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus. 32 He will be very great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David. 33 And he will reign over Israel forever; his Kingdom will never end!”
34 Mary asked the angel, “But how can this happen? I am a virgin.” 35 The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the baby to be born will be holy, and he will be called the Son of God. 36 What’s more, your relative Elizabeth has become pregnant in her old age! People used to say she was barren, but she has conceived a son and is now in her sixth month. 37 For the word of God will never fail.” 38 Mary responded, “I am the Lord’s servant. May everything you have said about me come true.” And then the angel left her.
Luke 2:1-20 (NLT)
The Birth of Jesus
2 At that time the Roman emperor, Augustus, decreed that a census should be taken throughout the Roman Empire. 2 (This was the first census taken when Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 3 All returned to their own ancestral towns to register for this census. 4 And because Joseph was a descendant of King David, he had to go to Bethlehem in Judea, David’s ancient home. He traveled there from the village of Nazareth in Galilee. 5 He took with him Mary, to whom he was engaged, who was now expecting a child.
6 And while they were there, the time came for her baby to be born. 7 She gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him snugly in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no lodging available for them.
The Shepherds and Angels
8 That night there were shepherds staying in the fields nearby, guarding their flocks of sheep. 9 Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared among them, and the radiance of the Lord’s glory surrounded them. They were terrified, 10 but the angel reassured them. “Don’t be afraid!” he said. “I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people. 11 The Savior—yes, the Messiah, the Lord—has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David! 12 And you will recognize him by this sign: You will find a baby wrapped snugly in strips of cloth, lying in a manger.”
13 Suddenly, the angel was joined by a vast host of others—the armies of heaven—praising God and saying,
14 “Glory to God in highest heaven,
and peace on earth to those with whom God is pleased.”
15 When the angels had returned to heaven, the shepherds said to each other, “Let’s go to Bethlehem! Let’s see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”
16 They hurried to the village and found Mary and Joseph. And there was the baby, lying in the manger. 17 After seeing him, the shepherds told everyone what had happened and what the angel had said to them about this child. 18 All who heard the shepherds’ story were astonished, 19 but Mary kept all these things in her heart and thought about them often. 20 The shepherds went back to their flocks, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen. It was just as the angel had told them.
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