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Contents Foreword ........................................................................................................................ 11 Introduction .................................................................................................................... 15 Mary?s Happening ? A presentation of the Biblical events leading to the birth of Christ as told in the following ten stories: 1 ? Getting Ready (with illustration: Mary?s Blessing) ................................................... 17 2? Dear Forever (with illustration: Gabriel and Mary) .................................................... 20 3 ? My Delight (with illustration: Good night) .................................................................. 24 4 ? What Happened at the Temple (with illustration: Elizabeth) ................................. 28 5 ? Covered with Joy (with illustration: Donkey) .......................................................... 31 6 ? Without Vision (with illustration: Joseph?s Gift) ...................................................... 34 7 ? Second Joseph (with illustration: Mary and Joseph) .............................................. 37 8 ? First Time (with illustration: My Heart)...................................................................... 40 9 ? That Star (with illustration: To Bethlehem) ................................................................ 43 10 ? So Beautiful (with illustration: Night of Birth) .......................................................... 46 Proper Joseph ? A play, or reading, based on Mary?s Happening, including stage directions ................................................................................................. 49 (with music: Merry Christmas, Praise You, and Proper Joseph) (with illustration: Angel with Mary) Optional Act 1, Scene 1: For children performers with stage directions ...................... 72 Damsel (with illustration: Child Raised) ........................................................................... 75 Little Dove (with illustration: Old Man and Dove) ............................................................ 78 The Special One (with illustration: Boy at Temple) ......................................................... 82 God and Man (with illustration: In The Garden) ............................................................... 86 Barley Loaves (with illustration: 5 Loaves) .................................................................... 89 Fed on Faith ? A play with children for Barley Loaves ................................................... 93 Christmas Story (with music: Fear Not, and with illustration: Mary and Baby) ........... 101 Heaven?s Christmas Tree (with illustration: A Family Tree) ....................................... 105 Acknowledgements .................................................................................................... 109