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Read Mark 6:1-6. The Son of God did not grow up in a palace in a wealthy family to live a life of ease. He grew up in a small village where he learned the trade of his adoptive father, Joseph (Matthew 13:55). He—like you!—would have been given household chores. Think about it! Jesus, the creator of the universe, would have grown up working with his hands. He did not think he was too important to do the work given to him. He left heaven to serve, and we never hear him complain.
