Five Kernels Of Thanksgiving

Children's Church Skit

I divided the Thanksgiving legend–story of the five kernels of corn into five parts and wrote them on the back of paper corn kernels, cut from yellow construction paper. Each child reads what’s written on the back of a kernel, and then everyone says the Bible verse together. Afterwards, the youth choir can sing a Thanksgiving song.

Reader 1:
Do you think the first Pilgrims who came to America were complainers?
No! They wanted to worship God freely!
They worked very hard to build new homes and farms.
When their first harvest came in 1621, Governor Bradford declared a Day of Thanksgiving. He invited the local Indian chief to join them, who surprised them by bringing ninety of his people to join the feast!

Reader 2:
They celebrated for three days with food, games, and prayers.
But later, new settlers arrived with no food or warm clothes.
The Pilgrims had to share what little they had.
That winter was very hard. Many became sick and some died.
By the next spring, their food was almost gone, and the harvest failed. 
By 1623, each person’s daily food was reduced to . . . 

Reader 3:
Five kernels of corn a day!

Reader 4:
Then came twelve weeks with no rain.
The crops were dying, and the Pilgrims were desperate.
So they fasted and prayed to God for eight hours straight.
The next morning, God answered their prayers!
A gentle rain began to fall and continued for fourteen days.
Their crops were saved!

Reader 5:
That fall, at their next Thanksgiving meal, each person found five kernels of corn on their empty plate. Before eating, they took turns sharing five things they were thankful for.

All together:
"It is good to give thanks to the Lord." — Psalm 92:1
What are you thankful for?

*Originally sent in by Helen & David Haidle

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