With very young children
A chance to explore Paul’s experiences on the road to Damascus
You will need: a strip of cloth or a play road system; wooden or plastic people; torches; blocks or bricks to build Damascus.
Share this short paraphrase and actions.
Paul was walking along the road to Damascus.
(use your hands to make a walking action)
He saw a bright light.
(put your hands over your eyes)
He fell to the ground.
(bang the ground with your hand)
Paul heard Jesus speaking to him,
(cup your ears)
but he was blind, and could not see.
(cover your eyes with your hands)
Paul walked on to Damascus.
(‘walking’ action)
Ananias went to meet Paul.
(‘walking’ action)
Ananias prayed.
(put your hands together in prayer)
Now Paul could see again.
(cover your eyes and then fling your hands away)
- Invite the children to make a ‘road’ and build Damascus at one end. Invite them to walk the figures along the road, and use the torches to make the bright light that blinded Paul.
End by repeating the Bible actions.