Get to know saint John
Why was saint John's nickname saint John the Short?
because he was very short
What object did St John's teacher plant in the sand and tell him to water
A dry wooden stick
How many miles away was the nearest Water source from St John
12 miles away
Who was the one who rewarded St John's hard work
God
I am tall when I'm young and I'm short when I'm old. what am I
A candle
How old was St John when he decided to leave his home for the desert
18 years old
Why did the teacher give John such a strange and impossible task
To test if he was ready to really committed to staying a monk and living a life with god
What time of day would St John wake up to get water for this stick
early in the morning
What did Aba Bamo do when he saw the tree
He gathered all of the monks and told them to eat from the tree
I'm black and white and red all over
what am I
Newspaper
Why did st John leave his home to go to the harsh desert
To learn how to live a life focused on God
Why would normal people think planting and watering a dry stick in the hot sand seemed completely useless
Because dead wood can't grow roots/ they don't have enough faith in god
How many years did it take until the stick turned into a plant
3 years
Why didn't the teacher just take all the fruits by himself instead of handing them out to the other monks and people there
To show everyone else the amazing results of being obedient and to share the miracle
What has hands but cannot clap, and a face but cannot smile
A clock
For how long did St John end up staying and living in the desert
For the rest of his life
In what specific type of environment did the dry stick grow into a tree
sand/ desert
How often did St John have to make this journey
Everyday
Why was the tree named The Tree of Obedience
because St. John did what Aba Bamo said to him without arguing
What country did this story take place
Egypt
What do we call a person who leaves Society to go and live alone in the desert to pray and focus on God just like St John did
A monk
Why did Aba Bamo give St. John such a hard task
Because he wanted to test how patient and obedient St. John was
Even though his legs were tired and his arms were sore what was one thing St John never did on his walks
St John never complained
What did the teacher say to the other monks when he handed them the fruit to eat
Come eat this fruit of obedience
What other story in the Bible relates to this story by God turns a wooden stick into something that's living
The story of Moses and Aaron