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African Noel                                     Personal Reflection




                                                                      God   sent   Jesus   into   the   world   to
                                                                      provide   a   way   for   God’s   people   to   be
                                                                      reconciled  with  God.  Mary  and  Joseph
                                                                      provided   for   Jesus   by   finding   a   stable
                                                                      and   a   manger   to   lay   him   in   when   he
                                                                      was  born.  Jesus  in  turn  provides  food,
                                                                      healing   and   teaching   about   the
                                                                      kingdom  of  God  to  crowds.  This  story
                                                                      is well known in our class. We learned
                                                                      that this story is one of the few stories
                                                                      that   occurs   in   each   Gospel   which
                                                                      makes us think it must be important.

                                                                      “I   see   Jesus   as   a   provider   because   he
                                                                      has   helped   many   people   even   in
          Performed by Chorister Choir (Christmas 2020).              death.”  ~Izzy Wolfe

                                                                      “Jesus   is   a   provider   because   he   gave
                                                                      food,   shelter,   etc.   that   people   still  have
                                                                      today.”  ~Caitlin Buckwalter

                                                                      “I   see   Jesus   as   a   provider   because   he
                                                                      provides everything we need.”
                                                                      ~Maya Troutman

                                                                      “I   think   provider   is   a   good   word
                                                                      because   God   created   us   and   has   done
                                                                      so many things for us.”
                                                                      ~Tristen Halsey

                                                                      We wonder what Jesus and his Disciples did
                                                                      with   all   the   leftovers.   How   can   we   provide
          First Lutheran is committed to providing food for those in need
                                                                      for  others,  especially  if  we  feel  we  only  have
                     in Lincoln and Lancaster County.
                                                                      a limited number of resources to work with?
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