The big ideaIn Jesus's story, a woman searches until she finds her lost coin, then celebrates.
How it works
Jesus told a story about a woman who had ten silver coins. Every evening she laid them on the table and counted them.
One evening there were only nine! She lit a lamp, swept the house and looked behind the water jar, under the mat and along the walls.
At last, in a crack between the stones, something glinted. It was the coin! She called her friends and neighbors to celebrate.
The episode says each person is like that coin, precious and worth looking for.
Lost, lit, swept, found, a party.
🪔a lamp🧹a broom🏺a water jar🪙a coin
What she used.
Example 1: Count the coins
She had ten silver coins at the start.
One was lost, so 10 - 1 = 9.
She counted again, and there were only nine on the table.
She found the lost one, so all ten were safe: 9 + 1 = 10.
Example 2: Where did she look?
Read the story for the places: behind the water jar, under the mat and along the walls.
She knelt and held the lamp low to look in every crack.
The coin was in a crack between the stones. It was not under the mat.
Example 3: Fix the mistake
Someone says she found the coin under the mat.
Look back: she looked under the mat and found nothing.
Fix it: she found the coin in a crack between the stones.
Words to know
silver coin
A small round piece of money made of silver.
tax collector
A person who collected money for the rulers.
rejoice
To be very glad and to show it.
precious
Worth a lot to someone.
Watch out
She counted her coins every evening, not every morning.
The shepherd and the woman are two stories. A shepherd had a hundred sheep, and the woman had ten coins.
The lamp was a clay dish of olive oil with a wick. In those days it was the only light after dark.
The grumbling was by some religious leaders at the edge of the crowd, not by the woman's neighbors.
Try it
How many coins did she have at the start?
She lost one. How many were left?
Why did she light a lamp?
Where was the coin?
Answers: 1. Ten · 2. Nine · 3. Her house was small and dim · 4. In a crack between the stones
Try at homeWith a grown-up, think of someone who might feel left out. Plan one way to welcome them this week.
For grown-upsThe meaning in this episode is the one it gives: each person is precious and worth looking for. Let your child say what the woman did before talking about what it means.
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