In Egypt

 

This story is a work of fiction and cannot be used for theological studies.

"(...) an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, 'Get up, take the child and his mother and flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to look for the child to kill him.' Then he got up, took the child and his mother during the night, and went to Egypt. He stayed there until Herod died. In this way what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet was fulfilled: 'I called my Son out of Egypt.' " (Matthew 2, 13b - 15)

After a few years in Egypt Jesus was at the door of the house and a boy appears.

—  Good Morning! My mother sent these fruits.

— Thank his mother, Ptolemy.

— Jesus, what drawings are these?

— Letters.

— I am teaching him. It is Aramaic.

— That's why I don't know it. Jesus, do you want me to teach you the Greeks?

— Yes.

The two spend days and days studying...

— Jesus, where did you get that little boat?

— My father did.

— Shall we put him in the river?

— No, I need to be inside the boat so that it does not get lost.

— So it needs to be a bigger boat like my father's. I'll ask him to take us on the next fishing trip. When I am an adult I will fish many fish.

— And I will fish people.

— People?

— I will fish them from evil.

— Makes sense. You know all the stories of the Jews by heart. Tell Joseph's strory again!

— Joseph was Jacob's son...

Some time later...

— Ptolemy, let's go back to Nazaré.

— Ah! I will lose my friend. Take this flask with you. It is a long journey.

— Stay with my boat.

Many years later...

— Jesus then ressurrect... — Philip preached to those who were there. He went to the river and a fisherman gave him bread, fish and water. — Thank you. May God repay you.

— The God of the Jews?

— Yes. Do you know him?

— I met him before he returned to the Land of David. Can you tell me what happened next? — Philip tells Ptolemy about Jesus' sayings and deeds.

— Philip, I also want to be a fisherman of people.

The name Ptolemy is named after the Greek governor in Egypt, Cleopatra's father, probably Jesus was in Egypt during her rule. This totally fictional character is to show that children can also catechize and evangelize; to say that he did not lose his friend, but that he has Jesus for all eternity.

Biblical excerpt copied from: < https://netbible.org/reader > Accessed: February 11, 2021.

Translated by Google.

Reviewed by LihBooKaffe