This story is featured in a collection of Bible stories for kids about Lent called Take Up Your Cross. Forty Years in the Desert Numbers 13-14 Why did the Israelites wander the desert for forty years? The season of Lent lasts for forty days, but the Israelites wandered the desert for forty years! God freed his…
Children's Stories
The Temptation of Jesus: A Bible Story for Children
This story is the first in a collection of Bible stories for kids about Lent: Take Up Your Cross: Lenten Bible Stories. The Temptation of Jesus Matthew 4:1-11, Mark 1:12-13, Luke 4:1-12 The season of Lent lasts for forty days and forty nights, the same amount of time Jesus spent in the desert after his…
The Sorrowful Song to the Sun: A Psalm 51 Story for Children
Psalm 51 is one of the most popular penitential prayers in the Book of Psalms. It is attributed to David and his repentance to the Prophet Nathan when he confronted him about the king’s sin with Bathsheba. It is a popular Psalm during Lent appearing in the liturgies for both Ash Wednesday and the First…
Dust to Dust: A Bible Story for Kids about Ash Wednesday
This story is the first in a collection of Bible stories for kids about Lent: Take Up Your Cross: Lenten Bible Stories. Dust to Dust: A Bible Story for Kids about Ash Wednesday We begin each season of Lent with a day called Ash Wednesday. It is common to have our foreheads marked with ashes…
The Rabbit and the Rock: A Psalm 91 Story for Children
The Lord is our rock, our shelter, and our fortress! When we are afraid or in a challenging time in our lives, we can turn to him for his protection. In this fable a rabbit avoids the hunters and finds shelter in the rock. You can read this story on this website or you can…
