Leven Valley

This morning Sarah and I went to do the assembly at Leven Valley.  After Sarah had said good morning and asked if everyone had had a good Easter, she also asked if the children had any chocolate left! She explained that we would continue with the idea of Easter so to start off we sang Inright Outright.  Sarah then told a short story about two little boys that play together and shared their toys that is until a toy was damaged then the boy who's toy was broken did the same back and.... nasty words came next and then a big fall out.  The boys didn't speak or see each other for days and both felt bad - because they had both had toys damaged and they had both said nasty things to each other and they missed each other too.  One boy decided to go and try to make it up and as he was going to the door who was standing there - his old friend.  They forgave each other and became best friends again.  Sarah expanded on the story by asking if something like that had ever happen to the children - hands went up.  She explained that it isn't good if we not forgive people that hurt us and reminded the children what Jesus said as he was on the cross - Father for give them for they don't know what they are doing.  I then displayed a phrase which said...  'Forgiving helps friends to be friendly again.  Forgiving others makes us happier'  this linked with Ephesians 4:32 which says We should learn to forgive.  I then reminded the children about Peter who said three times that he didn't know Jesus after he had been arrested - then after his death, when Jesus came to be with the disciples Jesus asked Peter three times if he loved him and each time Peter said he did - Jesus was forgiving him.  I displayed the Lord's Prayer and pointed out the lines that talk about forgiveness.  Sarah then said when we do these things we can Shine from the inside out - cue for a song.  To close Sarah said a prayer and led the children in the Lord's Prayer.