Children find a special kind of joy in the church seasons that are closely connected to the historical events of Jesus’ life and ministry. When we list those seasons, we can all very quickly think of hymns we learned as children, from Christmas time through Passion week. For many of us who grew up in churches, when we recall Palm Sunday, we can remember festive processions into the sanctuary on Sunday morning, carrying palm branches … especially those of us who grew up in parts of the country where palm trees grew in our yards!
Think about how much of the Bible is the record of stories, from Old through New Testaments. This is significant now only in the fact that the gospel is rooted in actual history. It is also a beneficial thing for our learning and remembering Bible truths as they are so vividly connected with stories, from the Garden of Eden to Noah’s flood, Moses and the Red Sea, Daniel in the lion’s den, and also Jesus in the manger, at the wedding in Cana, feeding the multitude, instituting the Lord’s Supper in the Upper Room, at the cross on Calvary, the open tomb, and the mount of ascension.