The Pond (No. 2)

This week, due to the Christmas holiday, there was only one story on ‘The Pond’. You guessed it: the birth of Jesus!

Methuselah, an alligator, told a story that has been passed down in his family for generations. The story happened to a group of army ants that were ‘stationed’ in the manger area on the first Christmas night. The story starts by a message from the queen ant being delivered to the general with instructions to prevent enemy insects from entering the manger (mosquitoes, flies, beetles, etc.) because the King of kings would soon be arriving. Honored and inspired with the mission, the general rallied his troops and they trained and prepared for the coming royalty.

The most humorous preparation included infiltrating the mosquito camp and attaching ‘low-jack’ to each of them. This would allow the army ants to monitor the nasty mosquitoes and attack should one of them enter the ‘no fly zone’.

Anyway, 2 adult humans and 1 baby human ended up ‘invading’ the manger and the ants had to wrestle with following the original orders (only prevent insects from entering the manger). Come to find out the army ant general was expecting loud trumpets and a large entourage to escort the King of kings into Bethlehem. Through a series of events, the ants realized that this Baby was indeed the anticipated King of Kings!! They learned that God gives clear instruction as we need it. They also learned that we should not be beholden to our own ideas of how God’s workings will come to pass.

I am doing a poor job of relaying the great story told this week, but hey…you can always tune in next week for more great children’s radio programming!!