Faith revival sparks new Christmas traditions centered on Nativity in season of Advent

As Americans deck the halls, one mom wants to help families remember the reason for the season.

Lillian Ritchie of Dallas, Texas, created “Finding Jesus,” an interactive Christmas countdown activity that tells the story of the Nativity.

Deluxe Jesus doll and 24 puzzle pieces paired with Scripture to teach families about the birth of the Lord.

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The Search for Jesus founder told Fox News Digital that the idea came to her during a Bible study session.

“We were talking about how hard it is to focus on the reason for the season, and how secular Christmas can be with all the chaos.”

A woman in her study group talked about how her son would pick up the baby Jesus figurine from the ceramic nativity scene, but he kept dropping it.

“You’ll say, ‘Where’s Jesus?'” Richie continued. And we all thought: Isn’t this what we should be doing — trying to find Jesus instead of all this other stuff?”

She felt that the Lord had placed on her heart the idea of ​​helping children seek Jesus during Advent, rather than engaging in secular activities.

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Richie launched the plush doll last year. Its small run of 10,000 units sold out immediately.

“I wanted something easy, simple, and well-rounded—not scary.”

“I wanted something that told us about the birth of Jesus [and] “This was all scripture, and there was no comment from me,” said the Finding Jesus author. (Istock)

Ritchie added: “I wanted something that told us about the birth of Jesus [and] This was all scripture, no comment from me. “It’s just God’s word and a way to keep the reason for the season in focus.”

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Many across the country agree that the tragic assassination of Charlie Kirk in Utah on Sept. 10 — after years of outreach to young people about faith, family, values ​​and country — helped spark a religious revival, in which dozens of nonbelievers picked up the Bible for the first time.

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“We have more people praying. Churches are coming back… Religion is coming back to America,” president Donald Trump said, in part, during his Thanksgiving turkey pardon.

Many people have rediscovered their faith in this country and started practicing it again. (Istock)

Ritchie also said she saw a lot of people wanting to return to their faith.

“I think people are looking for the feeling that God is within them.”

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Ritchie said she hopes the Finding Jesus groups will help children and families on their journey toward a relationship with God — and that they will continue to strengthen that relationship.

“[Jesus] “He comes and meets us where we are — the games and everything,” she said.

Anyone can learn more or purchase the product as a gift for their loved ones on Amazon.