As they traveled, parents told their children of the wonderful things that God had done for Israel in ages past. And often they sang together some of the beautiful psalms of David. In the days of Christ the people had grown cold and formal in their service to God. They thought more of their own pleasure than of His goodness to them. But it was not so with Jesus. He loved to think about God. As He came to the temple, He watched the priests 32 in their work. He bowed with the worshipers as they knelt to pray, and His voice joined in the songs of praise.

Under rejsen fortalte forældrene deres børn om de underfulde ting, Gud havde gjort for Israel i gammel tid. Og ofte istemte de nogle af Davids smukke salmer. På Jesu tid var folket blevet lunkne og formelle i deres gudsdyrkelse. De tænkte mere på at behage sig selv end på Guds godhed imod dem. Men sådan havde Jesus det ikke. Han elskede at tænke på Gud. Da han kom op til helligdommen, fulgte han opmærksomt præsternes handlinger. Han knælede sammen med dem, der bøjede sig for at tilbede, og han tog del i lovsangene.