By Susan Pike
“...But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.” Luke 15:20
Our next Children's FaithWalk Sunday School rotation is called "The Prodigal Son," and it runs June 3 through July 1. The kids will make Prodigal Son pigs-in-the-blanket, as they learn how the wasteful son lived high off the hog until his money ran out, forcing him to get a job feeding slop to pigs (considered unclean animals in Jewish culture). The children will finish up just in time for their own feast, as we discover that repentance and forgiveness are always cause for celebration.
The children will see a movie, play computer games and other active games, and learn that just as the loving father forgave his wayward son, so our loving Father is always ready to run to us when we are sorry and ask for forgiveness.
In Joseph’s Workshop, the kids will have an opportunity to explore how our body language can show emotion or ideas, as they make wire sculptures depicting the moment of forgiveness between the wasteful son and his loving father. The children will learn to relate to every character in the story, including the resentful son, as they learn multiple lessons from this story that Jesus told.
“But we had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.” Luke 15:32
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