Wonder with the Word

In this episode, Lydia guides children into Matthew 9:36–10:8, where Jesus looks out at a great crowd of tired and troubled people — and his heart is moved with deep compassion. He gathers his twelve disciples, gives them his trust, and sends them out to heal and share the good news. Children are invited to wonder about what it means to be truly seen by Jesus, and to be trusted with something important.

In this episode, Lydia guides children into one of the most mysterious things Jesus ever said: that he is living bread, come down from heaven, and that whoever eats of this bread will live forever. Drawing on John 6:51–58, we wonder together about what it means for Jesus to want to be so close to us that he becomes part of us — and how we might carry that closeness with us everywhere we go.

In this episode, Lydia guides children into one of the most beloved verses in all of scripture: John 3:16-18. Through quiet imagination and wondering questions, children are invited to sit with the extraordinary idea that God loves the whole world so much that God sent Jesus as a gift.

On the evening of the first Easter, Jesus appears to his frightened disciples in a locked room, greets them with peace, and breathes the Holy Spirit upon them. In this episode, Lydia guides children into that tender, quiet moment through imagination and wondering. From John 20:19–23.

In this episode, Lydia guides children into the final scene of Matthew's Gospel, where Jesus meets his friends on a mountain in Galilee and gives them one last, extraordinary gift: the promise that he will always be with them. Drawing on Matthew 28:16–20, this episode invites young listeners to wonder what it means to be sent, to belong, and to never be alone.

In this episode, Lydia guides children into one of Jesus' most tender promises: that he will not leave his friends alone. Drawing from John 14:15–21, we wonder together about what it feels like to be left behind — and what it means that God sends a helper to be with us always. A gentle episode for the Sixth Sunday of Easter.

In this episode, Lydia guides children into one of the most comforting passages in John's Gospel, where Jesus promises his disciples — and us — that he is going ahead to prepare a place for us, and that he himself is the way. Drawing on John 14:1–12, children are invited to sit with the disciples at the Last Supper, to feel their worry, and to hear Jesus speak directly to their hearts.

In this episode, Lydia guides children into John 10:1–10, where Jesus describes himself as both a shepherd who calls his sheep by name and a gate that leads to safety and life. Children are invited to wonder what it feels like to be truly known — and to imagine a life that is full to overflowing.

In this episode, Lydia guides children into the beautiful Easter story of the Road to Emmaus (Luke 24:13–35), where two of Jesus' friends walk home feeling sad and lost — and meet a mysterious stranger along the way. Children are invited to wonder about what it feels like to not recognise someone they love, and what it means when everything suddenly becomes clear.

In this episode, Lydia guides children through the story of Jesus appearing to his disciples after the Resurrection — first when Thomas is absent, and then returning a week later just for him. Drawing from John 20:19–31, children are invited to wonder about what it feels like to miss something important, and what it means that Jesus came back.