Reading of the story: Jacob's Ladder

Theme Discussion

In this story, God talks to Jacob while he is dreaming. This surprises Jacob because he wasn’t anywhere special. The place he had chosen to sleep was just an ordinary place. When Jacob woke up, he realized God was everywhere and all around him seemed to have been touched with holiness. He called the place Bethel to denote that the place was sacred and that God was present in that time and in that space. We can learn from this story that God is all around us and always with us no matter where we are or what we are doing.

Was there anything in the story that seemed strange to you?

If you were Jacob and you woke up and realized God was in your dream, how would you feel?

Was there ever a time where you felt God’s presence, maybe in a dream or while you were doing something?

Craft

Today’s craft will be making reminders that God is everywhere like Jacob did with the rock in Bethel. You’ll need paper, scissors, crayons or markers, and any other decorations you want.

First cut the paper into rectangles about 15cm long and 10cm wide.