A Christmas MysterySample

Can you guess what each of these words means? 

1. OBLATION

a) the act of offering a gift

b) standing to honour someone, standing oblation

c) a snowman’s round tummy

2. SNERDLE

a) a gift for a computer geek

b) to wrap up cosily in bed

c) to sneak out of bed on Christmas morning

3. HOGAMADOG

a) a huge ball of snow built up by rolling a small ball of snow around a snowfield

b) a dog in a festive Christmas sweater

c) a relative that won’t share the last slice of Christmas pudding

4. OVERQUAT

a) a warm jacket to wear when singing carols in the snow

b) a Christmas tree that won’t fit in your front door

c) to overeat food at Christmas dinner

5. IMMANUEL

a) an instruction book for Christmas decorating

b) God with us

c) the name of the donkey Mary rode to Bethlehem

Immanuel means “God with us.” It was the name the prophet Isaiah declared hundreds of years before Jesus was even born. Jesus was not like any other baby. Jesus is God with us, walking among His very own creation. It can seem like a mystery. How can our great big God come to earth as a baby? The mystery of Christmas is Jesus, God revealed. This is good news that leads us to worship Him. 

(Answers: 1=a, 2=b, 3=a, 4=c, 5=b)