Good Friday - A different style

All these years Good Friday was a day that I reflected upon the passion of our Lord, go through the stations of the cross, attend church, and watch the movie Passion of Christ or a Jesus Movie.  This year it was very different.  It was not just me or my husband but I had to in some way or the other explain what Good Friday meant to my little guy George.  How much can a 3 year old understand?  I looked up online and came across this beautiful idea that was shared at Catholic Icing   It was so last minute and thankfully I already had most of the items at home.  

Lacy at Catholic Icing had already given the bible verses to be read as you go through each item.  Very helpful.  I had dad take the lead in reading the bible passages and sharing the story with our George.  It was just amazing to see how daddy was telling the stories and how George was paying attention.  

Love their expressions

His favorite part was washing his hands in the water which resembles Pilate washing off his hands.  

Half way through our lunch my brother and one of our friends also joined us.  They had just gotten back from doing the way of the cross by walking few miles all the way to our church.  

It was absolutely worth putting in all the effort to make all these items.  Sometimes we may think why do we need to put in so much effort to make a  little 3 year old understand these things.  But after you finish doing all this and seeing the joy in our children's eyes make it all worth it.  More than that just knowing that we are really building up true strong Christians who get to learn about their faith from such a small age itself is satisfying.  How much money and time we spend for our children in buying toys or taking them to places!  It is good to have those fun things but it is necessary and very important to incorporate our faith into the lives of our little children whom God has entrusted in our human hands.  We parents are their primary educators.  No teacher or school can replace that responsibility.