The Creation

A long, long time ago, before there was anything there was only God.  Can you imagine being somewhere and you are the only person there?  You are all by yourself.   There is nothing.  No playground, no friends, no animals, no family, nothing.  You are all alone.   God decided to do something about this problem.  He decided to make a universe.  Being God – time did not matter, you see there were no clocks or calendars.  So ……

On the first day, God said, "Let there be light ." God called the light day, and the darkness was called night.  That was the first day and the first night.  I can just imagine that God smiled.

On the next day, God made the sky.  Wow what a neat sight.  He could see forever and ever.  This was a big place God made.

On the third day, God divided the land from the waters and created flowers, trees, and grass and oh yes weeds too. 

On day four, God made the sun, moon, and stars.  God placed them in the heavens.  Some were placed next to each other, some circled others, and some were just spaced out.

On the fifth day, God made the birds and fish.  Some were colored with bright colors and some were given colors to help them hide.  Some were big and some very small.

On the sixth day, God made all the animals.  God then looked around and decided that there needed to be caretakers for this beautiful world and universe.  God made first man and then God made the first woman.  He named the man Adam, and Adam named his wife, Eve.  God made them to be like God.

On the last day of this week, God took a rest. God looked at all that was made.  God smiled.  God was happy with what was made.

Activities:

1)      Name 3 animals that make you smile.  Can you draw or find a picture of them?

2)      Learn the name and place of 3 stars and show your best friend.

3)      Lay outside and find three clouds that remind you of something good.  Tell someone what you see.

Listen to GrandPa Burkett read The Creation on www.YouTube.com  at http://youtu.be/JRjHTTbtfjA