We had a pleasant time of recollection of the nativity scene at the department where I work, jointly enacted by some children of the faculty, resident in the the campus and some differently able children who visit the department for developmental support.
There were some interesting recollections of the nativity scene in this enactment.
Mary wanted to know how the baby had arrived. Mary was keen to take the doll home. She asked, ' if I am mother, I need to have the baby'. When she was told, that it was a doll belonging to the department, she said, 'then let it be'. The innocence and affections of childhood were explicit in the way she enacted her role as Mary. Her words were an echo of the words of reply of Mary, mother of Jesus, 'let it be unto me, your handmaiden' when she received the announcement of the angel that she would bear a son.
The girls enacting the role of angels said, 'we have white clothes, but no wings' to which one of the angels said, that, 'we are being made angels, because God loves us. That is why Jesus was born'. It was indeed a confession of their understanding of Christmas story.
The Shepherds had staff but no sheep in the nativity play. So one tried bleating like a sheep. He said, 'it was to let the angels know that they were keeping the sheep, lest they went to someone else to announce the birth of Jesus.' It was a spontaneous expression of expectation of the coming of Jesus.
The wise men, asked, ' will we get back our gifts, as Jesus is always giving loving gifts to every body'. It was indeed a honest longing for blessing from God.
We ended the nativity scene with children telling the story in their version. It was indeed special.
M.C.Mathew ( text an photo)
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