Sheep?
Gotcha! Huh?
Sheep?
Do you really think he would fit inside the bowl?
Maybe he would now, He didn't eat enough last night,
Hmm?
Oh, I'm so tired,
We had to chase that wolf off the docks again,
and the sea was rolling all night,
It's a lake, dear,
They call Galilee a sea to disappoint tourists,
Sorry it was a long night,
- The big news around here is a missing-- - Sheep!
It's okay, We'll go find him together,
What if he's,,, you know?
What if his neck is smiling?
You know what? Uh,,,
Actually, I think I'm gonna go look for him myself,
- He could be very far, - I can walk far,
- Or stuck in the mud, - I love mud,
- Or somewhere deep in the scary forest, - Have you ever met me?
Can someone remind me why we're up here again?
I'm playing hide and seek,
- With who? - Everyone,
Everyone? You sure it's not just the wolf?
Well, you'll just have to come with me today
for the women's service at synagogue,
- Really? - Really?
But I always stay home with Abba when you go,
Or when he goes, I stay home with you,
Go put on your nice dress before I change my mind,
Thank you, I'll be quick,
But children aren't allowed at synagogue,
I remember the day I went looking for my pet snake and found it dead,
And I will never put my daughter through that,
Uh, friend? Perhaps you should stop playing,
It sounds like things are getting pretty serious down there,
Oh, please, I can hear them just fine,
Oh, really? Okay, pop quiz, What did you hear them say?
Something about their daughter being a snake,
- Mm-mm, - You know, the usual family drama,
- Not even close, - Yeah, I wasn't listening,
The roof used to be relaxing,
Thank you so much, Eema, What's in the box?
I can't believe I'm going, I have so many questions when we get there,
When do I put on my veil? What's the lesson gonna be like?
- How many animals were on the Ark? - Abby,
- Do we have free will? - Abby,
- Or are all our actions predetermined? - Abby!
Remember, this is different from your friend Joshua's Hebrew school,
We don't ask questions at synagogue, We sit quietly and listen,
Okay,
All right, I can do that,
I mean, I've never done it before, but I can do it now,
What was I saying?
"And shall reap the harvest thereof,
then ye shall bring a sheaf of the first fruits,"
Abby! Shh!
As I was saying, Uh,,,
"The first fruits,,,
And he shall wave the sheaf before the Lord,,,
Hmm?
,,,to be accepted before you,,,"
I've always wanted to be here,
Why can't I stay awake?
"Ye shall bring out of your habitations
two wave-loaves of two-tenth deals,
They shall be of fine flour,,,"
- Abby, Shh! - Huh?
"They are the first fruits unto the,,,
I bet I won't fall asleep if I hold my breath,
,,,uh, unto the world,"
"I will send him against a hypocritical nation,
and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge,"
"To take this,,,"
So bored,
Must stay awake,
Sheep!
Baa! Baa!
Baa!
Language! Real potty mouth over there,
It really seems like they're worried, You should say something,
After what he just said?
Apologies, Rabbi,
Very well, fine, then,
"Woe to those who make unjust laws,,,"
- What has gotten into you? - I'm so sorry,
I'm just trying to stay awake,
How do you sit there and not get bored the whole time?
Sometimes I do get bored,
You do?
Sure, Everyone does once in a while,
But you don't look like you're bored,
Just because something can be boring doesn't mean it's not worth doing,
When I was your age, stuck in a room with grownups like this,
sometimes I would use my imagination,
Hmm,
"Woe to the Assyrian, the rod of my anger, in whose hand is the club,,,"
- Can you help me find this sheep? - Haven't seen him,
Hi, Uh, excuse me, have you seen this sheep?
He responds to the name Sheep, but mostly just ignores you,
Uh,,,
That's the ugliest drawing I've ever seen,
Ma'am, have you seen this sheep?
Your drawing scared my baby,
So sorry, He is hard to look at,
- Have you seen this sheep? - Uh, which end is the face?
I get that a lot,
"Is not Samaria as Damascus?
As my hand hath found the kingdoms of the idols,
and whose graven image did excel them of Jerusalem and of Samaria,
shall I not, as I have done unto Samaria and her idols,
so do to Jerusalem and her idols?
- Wherefore it shall come to pass,,," - Wow,
",,,that when the Lord hath performed his whole work
upon Mount Zion and on Jerusalem,
I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria,
- and the glory of his, uh,,," - Wow,
Whee!
"For a fire is kindled in my anger, which shall burn upon you,
And the wicked shall perish in everlasting flame,"
Mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm!
Hold up, How did you get up here in the first place?
You wouldn't believe me,
You underestimate me, Of course I'll believe you,
- I jumped, - I don't believe you,
And now for a special reading of the Torah,
we have a guest, someone new to our town,
His name is, uh,,, Jesus, from Nazareth,
Very good, come up, Jesus,
- This is going to be good, - Hmm,
Thank you, Rabbi,
- Before I begin,,, - Oh,
They don't usually comment before reading the Torah,
I think with this new guy, we'll need to get used to different,
I am so happy that you have all chosen to gather here,
I know that sitting there isn't always, uh, captivating,
It can feel like we have questions that go unanswered,
But what if you changed your questions to, "What does God want to tell me this week?"
- Hmm, - God hears us,
He answers us, sometimes through his written word,
And to the daydreamers, daydream in the scriptures,
You may find that they hold meaning for you that you did not see before,
Hmm,
Now, on to Isaiah,
Sheep!
I know you love green grass,
Ah! I know what will get him,
I've got grass and an apple and a loaf of bread,
You know what? Why don't you go down there and claim that? Mm-hmm,
Are you kidding? Now I wanna see how much I can get,
Thank you for your, uh, reading, Jesus, Um,,,
I'll close with another portion from, uh, Isaiah,
"And he shall not judge by the sight of his eyes,,,"
All right, daydream in the scriptures, Abby,
That means I have to actually pay attention,
"The wolf shall dwell with the lamb,
The leopard shall lie with the goat,
The lion will eat hay like the cow,
And a little child shall lead them,"
Come on, everyone! This way!
"And the world will be filled with those who know the Lord,
And the land where they live will be glorious,"
Hmm,
- Good to see you, Hannah, - Huh?
I look forward to your friend returning in a few years,
Thank you, Rabbi, [groans] Oh,
Jesus said that everyone can get something different from the same scripture,
So, what did you learn?
I learned that when the Messiah comes, things will change,
How about you?
I learned that what seems boring can be beautiful,
as long as I listen for what God wants me to hear,
Mm-hmm,
I also got the answer to where Sheep is,
You did?
Isaiah reminded me of last night
when Abba said that he saw a wolf by the docks,
- And I asked him-- - A thousand questions?
Including if a wolf could jump as high as a house,
- Oh, You're back already, - Huh?
I'm sorry, Abby, I've been trying, but I can't find him anywhere,
And believe me, he's not just going to drop out of the sky,
Oh!