Big Idea: When our priorities are straight, we can experience calm in the chaos.
Jesus at the Temple (Luke 2.41-52)
- The Passover Trip: “His parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover… When he was twelve years old, they went up according to custom.” (Luke 2.41–42)
- The Crisis: “The boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His parents did not know it…” (Luke 2.43–45)
- Finding Jesus in the Temple: “After three days they found him in the temple, sitting among the teachers…” (Luke 2.46–47)
- Mary’s Distress: “Your father and I have been searching for you in great distress.” (Luke 2.48)
- Jesus’ Response: “Did you not know that I must be in my Father’s house?” (Luke 2.49)
Return to Nazareth: “He went down with them… and was submissive to them.” (Luke 2.51–52)
Why This Story Matters
- This is the only detailed story of Jesus’ childhood in Scripture.
- No sensational legends — just a realistic family crisis.
- It shows the King’s relationship to the Temple and to His Father.
- It reveals how ordered priorities shape responses in chaos.
- Big Idea Redux: When our priorities are straight, we can experience calm in the chaos.
- The Ordering of Loves (Ordo Amoris)
How to Find Calm in Chaos This Week
- Remember Your First Love
- Ask Questions
- Habituate Your Principles