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  The  Sword  in  the  Stone  Sunday  Service  Children’s  Story  

 Materials:    

• Pictures  to  show  while  telling  the  story  • OPTIONAL:    a  sword  

Preparations:  • Prepare  any  necessary  materials.  • Invite  children  up  to  steps  of  altar.  • Reader  of  story  sits  in  a  chair  with  children  sitting  on  floor  in  front  of  her.  

• Include  children’s  story,  even  if  there  are  no  children  in  your  congregation,  to  welcome  families  who  may  come  to  the  service.    

• You  can  add  your  own  creativity  to  the  stories.    You  may  feel  comfortable  using  puppets,  props  or  presenting  them  just  as  they  are  written.      

• Feel  free  to  adjust  the  content  to  fit  your  time  frame.    However,  for  the  spiritual  development  of  the  child,  we  encourage  keeping  as  much  of  the  Ascended  Master’s  Teachings  as  possible.  

Time:  Approximately  10  minutes  depending  on  storyteller  delivery  and  children’s  responses.    

  Good  morning  and  welcome.  Today  our  story  is  about  King  

Arthur,  one  of  the  embodiments  of  beloved  El  Morya.  El  Morya  is  an  

ascended  master  and  chohan  of  the  first  ray.    Here  is  a  picture  of  El  

Morya.  (Show  picture.)  Do  you  know  what  Godly  attributes  El  Morya  

showed  through  many  of  his  embodiments?  (Allow  children  to  

respond.)  Yes,  courage,  dependability,  faith  and  God’s  will,  all  

representing  the  first  ray.    Because  he  outpictured  these  virtues,  he  was  

allowed  to  rule  over  many  kingdoms,  which  he  did  wisely  and  well.    

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  There  are  many  legends  surrounding  King  Arthur.  Here  is  one  

version  of  the  story  of  Arthur  and  the  sword  Excalibur  that  shows  how  

Arthur  was  obedient  to  God’s  will.    

The  Sword  in  the  Stone  (Based  on  the  story  King  Arthur  and  his  Knights  by  Howard  Pyle)  

  Our  story  begins  in  the  fifth  century  with  King  Uther  who  reigned  

in  the  south  of  Britain.  He  was  a  good  king  who  kept  his  country  safe  

and  peaceful.    King  Uther  loved  a  beautiful  woman,  Igraine,  and  wanted  

to  marry  her.  But,  alas  she  did  not  accept  his  proposal.    

  There  also  lived  at  this  time  the  great  prophet  and  alchemist  

Merlin  who  we  know  was  an  embodiment  of  our  beloved  Saint  Germain.    

(Show  picture.)  Merlin  had  powers  that  some  called  magical.  These  

powers  were  actually  the  ability  to  use  God’s  flow  of  energy  to  bring  

forth  God’s  will  on  earth.  

  Merlin  said  to  King  Uther,  “I  will  arrange  for  you  to  marry  Igraine  

but  only  on  the  condition  that  when  you  have  a  child,  you  will  give  him  

to  me.  These  are  troubled  times  and  I  promise  that  your  child  will  be  

raised  in  a  secret  place  where  no  one  will  know  his  true  identity.”  

  King  Uther  agreed,  “Yes,  I  promise,  for  I  trust  you.”  Uther  knew  

Merlin  would  raise  his  child  according  to  God’s  will.  King  Uther  and  

Igraine  married  and  when  they  had  a  baby  son,  who  they  named  Arthur,  

King  Uther  kept  his  promise.  

  Merlin  took  the  child  to  the  honorable  knight  Sir  Ector,  who  had  

another  son  named  Kay.  Sir  Ector  was  called  the  Trustworthy  Knight  

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because  of  the  noble  manner  in  which  he  treated  others.  It  was  in  this  

family  that  Arthur  and  Kay  grew  and  learned  together  as  brothers.  

  Now  it  came  to  pass  that  the  noble  King  Uther  was  old  and  ready  

to  pass  from  this  life.  He  called  for  Merlin.  “Merlin,  I  am  concerned  that  I  

am  not  long  for  this  life  and  have  need  of  a  king  to  succeed  me.    It  is  my  

earnest  wish  that  my  son  Arthur  wear  my  crown.  I  bid  him  therefore  

that  he  claim  it  in  a  righteous  and  just  spirit,  when  the  time  is  right.”  

  Merlin  said,  “I  assure  you  that  your  wish  will  be  granted  according  

to  God’s  will.”      

  Shortly  thereafter  King  Uther  passed  away,  and,  as  Merlin  had  

feared,  there  was  now  great  conflict  over  who  should  be  the  next  king.    

The  knights  and  great  men  began  to  battle  for  the  throne.  As  a  result,  

there  was  no  new  king  for  a  long  time.    

  Several  years  later,  Merlin  went  to  London  to  speak  to  the  

Archbishop  of  Canterbury,  the  most  important  man  in  the  Church.    

  Merlin  said  to  him,  “Call  the  knights  to  London.  Tell  them  to  fast  

and  pray  to  prepare  for  this  holy  time  of  year.  It  is  then  that  we  will  find  

the  new  king.”  The  Archbishop  obeyed  and  summoned  all  the  knights  to  

London.  

  It  was  the  season  of  Christmas,  and  in  the  great  cathedral,  a  

service  was  held.  The  people  prayed  that  they  receive  a  sign  indicating  

who  was  to  be  their  rightful  king.  

  Following  the  service  there  appeared  in  the  courtyard  a  strange,  

white  stone,  like  marble.  In  the  stone  was  a  steel  anvil  with  a  great,  

glistening  sword  thrust  into  it.  The  sword  had  letters  of  gold  written  on  

it,  which  read:    

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  “Whoso  pulleth  out  this  sword  of  this  stone  and    

anvil  is  rightwise  king  born  of  all  England.”  

  Everyone  was  surprised  and  the  Archbishop  himself  came  outside  

to  look.  Understanding  this  as  the  sign  they  were  praying  for,  he  said,  “I  

grant  permission  for  any  of  the  knights  to  try  to  pull  the  sword  from  this  

stone.”    Many  tried  hoping  to  be  king,  but  no  one  could  even  move  it.  

  “He  is  not  here,”  said  the  archbishop.  “God  will  make  him  known  

when  the  time  is  right.”  

  Then  he  set  a  guard  of  ten  knights  to  keep  the  stone,  and  the  

Archbishop  appointed  a  day  when  all  should  come  from  near  and  far  to  

try  at  the  stone.    

  In  the  meantime,  outside  of  London  the  knights  had  been  invited  

to  participate  in  a  jousting  tournament.  One  of  the  families  summoned  

to  this  tourney  was  Sir  Ector  and  his  two  sons  Sir  Kay  and  Arthur.  

  Sir  Kay,  now  old  enough  to  participate,  took  young  Arthur  along  

as  his  esquire-­‐at-­‐arms  to  carry  his  spear  and  pennant.    

  It  was  during  the  first  round  in  which  Sir  Kay,  fighting  with  great  

strength  and  determination,  broke  his  sword.  (Show  picture.)  “Arthur,  

run  to  find  me  another  sword,  so  that  I  continue  in  this  tournament,”  he  

commanded  his  younger  brother.  

  Arthur  obeyed  immediately.  He  remembered  seeing  the  sword  in  

the  courtyard  and  hastened  there.  

  The  sword  in  the  stone  stood  alone  as  all  the  knights  were  now  at  

the  tournament.    Arthur  approached  the  stone,  took  the  sword  in  his  

hand  and  pulled.  It  came  out  of  the  stone  easily.  (Show  picture.)  

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  Arthur  ran  back  to  his  brother  with  the  sword.  When  his  father  

and  brother  saw  it,  Sir  Ector  did  ask,  “Where  did  that  sword  come  

from?”  (Show  picture.)  

  “I  pulled  it  from  the  stone  in  the  courtyard,”  Arthur  answered  

innocently.  

  Sir  Ector  and  Sir  Kay  exchanged  glances.  For,  they  knew  the  

meaning  of  this  action.  

  “Arthur,  are  you  sure  it  was  the  sword  and  stone  in  the  

courtyard?”  

  “Yes,  Father,  it  was  the  same,”  replied  Arthur.  

  His  father  then,  went  with  Sir  Kay  and  Arthur  back  to  the  place  

outside  the  church.  Sir  Ector  put  the  sword  in  the  stone  again.  

  “Now  pull  it  out,”  he  said  to  Arthur.  

  Arthur  pulled  and  again  he  easily  removed  the  sword  from  the  

anvil.  Sir  Ector  saw  this  and  he  and  Sir  Kay  fell  to  their  knees  in  front  of  

Arthur.    “You  are  my  King,”  Sir  Ector  said.  

Arthur  did  not  understand.  “What  do  you  mean?”  he  asked.  

  “Arthur,”  Sir  Ector  said  slowly,  'I  love  you  very  much,  but  I  am  not  

really  your  father.”  Sir  Ector  then  went  on  to  tell  the  story  of  Merlin  

bringing  Arthur  to  him  for  his  safety.  “Now,  I  know  why  he  did  this,”  

continued  Sir  Ector.      

  Arthur  knew  in  his  heart  that  what  his  father  was  saying  was  true.  

He  accepted  his  mantle  and  said,  “I  will  work  to  be  a  fair  and  just  king.  I  

will  listen  to  your  words,  because  I  love  you  as  my  father.  Sir  Kay,  my  

brother,  you  will  be  an  important  knight  and  a  friend  to  me.”  

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  The  story  of  the  Sword  Excalibur  was  just  the  beginning  of  the  

wondrous  life  of  King  Arthur.  For  he  went  on  to  rule  fairly  just  as  he  

promised  and  Sir  Kay  did  become  one  of  his  knights.  King  Arthur  

understood  that  to  rule  as  King  was  the  Key  to  the  Incarnation  of  God.    

  And  so  as  the  story  of  King  Arthur  lives  on  in  our  hearts,  we  can  

strive  each  day  to  become  more  of  the  incarnation  of  God  in  our  own  

lives  as  King  Arthur  did.  

CONCLUSION:  

  Our  beloved  Guru  Ma  gave  us  some  beautiful  teachings  about  the  

spiritual  meaning  of  the  sword.  She  said  that  only  Arthur  could  free  the  

sacred  sword  Excalibur  because  it  was  the  symbol  showing  God’s  

authority  for  Arthur’s  divine  mission.      

  It  was  only  with  the  sword  of  God’s  will  that  Arthur  was  able  to  

form  the  mystery  school  of  Camelot  and  the  Brotherhood  of  the  Round  

Table.  You  can  see  here  in  this  picture  (Show  picture.)  that  the  sword  is  

in  the  shape  of  the  cross  of  Christ  and  it  represents  the  threefold  flame  

of  each  person.  The  Sword  Excalibur  represents  the  threefold  flame  of  

each  of  you.  The  power  of  your  sword  is  determined  by  your  own  path  

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  Let’s  end  our  story  today  by  expressing  our  love  to  El  Morya.  

Please  stand  and  face  the  picture  of  El  Morya  on  the  altar  as  we  say  

three  times,  “Hail  El  Morya.”  (Recite  3x)  

  Thank  you  and  have  a  wonderful  day.                                                                                                                  1  Comments  on  Camelot    Elizabeth  Clare  Prophet    December  31,  1976  Energy  Is  God  Pasadena,  California        

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