Let us begin in quiet at peace in God’s presence

Early Christians tried to live Jesus’ teachings every day

One of the hardest had to do with reconciliation

Jesus was asked how much we should forgive His answer was challenging

He told his followers to forgive someone over and over

early Christians tried to do this

and found that it worked

How? They realised that keeping a grudge took a lot of energy

by forgiving what someone did to them they were able to free themselves of thoughts of revenge

think about it… how do you respond when someone hurts you

if you are always eager to get even think about the effort involved

the effort in planning your revenge

and making sure that you do not lose face

all that effort and at the end you are still miserable and hurt now think about trying to reconcile

and how it feels when the other person says sorry and we can get back to normal

Think of a time when someone has done something bad towards you. Whether it be an action or unkind words…

Write it down on your piece of paper. Are you still holding a grudge? It is just as important to forgive as it is to be forgiven. Take a minute to forgive the person who has been unkind.

Let it go…. Screw up your piece of paper and throw it in the bin. Throw away all of the animosity that you are holding towards that person. Forgive and move on!

Let us pray Lord, You have said “blessed are the peacemakers – they shall inherit the earth”

today help us to be peacemakers in our class, on the corridors, in our community

help us to be generous and forgiving to all we meet, Amen