Read the Scripture from the Gospel according to Matthew
When Jesus saw the crowds and went up in the mountain and his disciples came to him he began to tell them "Blessed are the Poor in Spirit". He kept telling them who was blessed. And people wondered who is blessed?
Wonder Questions:
Then Jesus said, Blessed are the peacemakers.
Wonder with the disciples, " who are the peace makers?"
Who are the peacemakers today?
What is peace? What does peace look like?
What kind of peace do you hope for?
What can we do to offer peace to another?
Look at the hope for peace in the Diocese of Jerusalem:
Josephine is 9 years old, she will begin the fifth grade in the fall. She wants to be a pediatrician when she grows up. She is a refugee from Sudan. She lives in Syria now, but her father and some of her family still lives in Sudan. Listen to Josephines prayers that reflect a miracle of peace.
Josephine Lake
Let God help all the children, both here and in the US, and let them live in peace and harmony, and love themselves as Jesus loves us. The miracle of love in the celebration of the birth of Christ, and in our lives as Christians all around the world, causes us to respond this week in miraculous ways of giving.
Making Connections between home and church
Share a poem about peace or make a special card that will give peace to a person that needs peace.
Share a miracle of hope for someone you know in need.
Write a message of peace for Treasure Bear to take to the Diocese of Jerusalem.
Give an offering in your gift box to the children in the Diocese of Jerusalem.
Learn more about the ways you can share peace with others at: http://www.iearn.org/
