Faith on the Go…
Faith on the Go! John the Baptist & Herodias
Supplies: Bible, Cross, Candle
Instructions: Modify these to meet your family’s needs
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- Choose a family member to be the Leader this week. You can have a different leader each week!
- Gather in a place you can all sit and see each other. You can even change where you meet each week!
- Place a Cross, Bible, and Candle in the center.
- Light the candle & take some deep breaths. Focus on the candle to prepare for your time together.
Share… Share what you are feeling and experiencing this week
- How are you feeling today…
- How did you encounter Jesus this week…
- What challenges did you encounter…
Read… Read the scripture together
Talk /Journal… Discuss or journal about the following questions
- What is your favorite part of the story? What challenged you?
- What did you hear or learn that you didn’t know before?
- When was a time you got in trouble for something you didn’t do?
- When was a time that someone told a hurtful lie about you?
- When was a time you were hurtful to someone else?
Pray… Choose a family member to pray or pray together the following prayer
Forgiving God!
Thank you for loving us even when we are mad, hurt, or sad. Amen.
Bless… While making the sign of the cross on each others forehead or hand say
(Name), Child of God, You are forgiven, go and forgive others.
Optional Activity:
Dissolving Sins
Supplies: Alka-Seltzer tablets, pencil, bowl & water
- Fill the bowl halfway with water.
- With the pencil, write something you did wrong this week.
- Then drop the tablet into the bowl and watch forgiveness happen.
