Christmas 1

Good News from the Angel Gabriel-When Herod the great was king of the land called Judea there lived an old man by the name of Zechariah. His wife was Elizabeth. They had no children. Zechariah and Elizabeth were good people. They tried hard to obey the laws of the Lord God. God saw this and He was pleased with them. One day Zechariah was in the Lord’s Temple. He was serving as a priest that day. Suddenly an angel from the Lord came down and stood near him. Zechariah didn’t know what to do. Don’t be afraid the angel said. I am Gabriel God’s servant and I was sent to tell you good news. Your wife Elizabeth is  going to have a son. You will call him John. He will be a great servant to God. Because of him people who do  not Obey God will change their ways. John will get people ready for the Lord. Zechariah was amazed But my wife and I are both very old he said how will I know this is going to happen. The angel answered You do not believe and so you will not be able to say anything until the child is born. When Zechariah left the Temple he could not speak a word. When he wanted to say something he had to write  it On a writing tablet. Soon Elizabeth discovered she was expecting a baby just as the angel had promised. She was amazed and happy.