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"Forgiveness is great!"
Children's Activity
Teachers or Parents: The story Jesus told about the son who
sinned against his father and then was forgiven when he returned
is a familiar one. The story is often called the "Prodigal Son,"
but it is really more appropriate to focus not on what the son
did, but on what the father did when the son returned. It is the
father's willingness to forgive this son that is the key lesson of
the story.
*Ask each child to think of something that someone else did
that hurt or offended him in some way. After they have had some
sinned against his father and then was forgiven when he returned
is a familiar one. The story is often called the "Prodigal Son,"
but it is really more appropriate to focus not on what the son
did, but on what the father did when the son returned. It is the
father's willingness to forgive this son that is the key lesson of
the story.
*Ask each child to think of something that someone else did
that hurt or offended him in some way. After they have had some
