Children's Liturgy, Sunday, August 31st 2008
Sunday
August 31st 2008
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Our liturgy was based on today's gospel: Matthew 16:21-27.
Jesus says that the one who tries to save their life will lose it, but
the one who loses their life for Jesus' sake will find it, so we have
been wondering what this means.
Jesus lost his life for us.
When we try to save ourselves, we start holding on to what we think we
want, always putting ourselves before other people. We try to keep everything
safe, not taking chances or listening to what God might be telling us.
When we give up holding on to safety and hanging on to our own wishes
all the time, when we think about the needs of others as well, we are
'losing our lives'- but finding the example of Jesus, so finding life
with God. Sometimes people call this 'taking up our cross'- as Jesus carried
his.
John Bunyan wrote a book called 'A Pilgrim's Progress'. We are all pilgrims
on our way through life. Pilgrims travel, sometimes a long way, to look
for something important to them.
We have been thinking what we need to take with us. |
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our journey, we have the staff of Jesus' Cross to lean on and we have
put into our rucksack (our cross):
A whistle to blow in prayer, when we need God to help us;
A compass, which is the teaching of Jesus, to help us find our way;
A thermal blanket of all the people we love and who love us, to keep us
warm;
A map of all our dreams which we join to the Holy Spirit, to help us be
the best that we can be.
Here is our map with our dreams of being at our best. |
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Here
is the key:
An act of Love;
An act of Joy;
An act of Faith;
An act of Hope;
An act of Peace. |
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is an example of our pilgrims, carrying her rucksack. |
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Lord,
As I take the next big step in life, as I move on to new places, new faces,
to unknown things, I ask your help and blessing.
Guide me in life; look after me, especially when I feel unsure of myself,
or where my life is taking me.
Give me courage to be true to myself, and true to you, knowing that in
you I have a friend who will always be there for me.
Amen |
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