In this week’s assembly, Mrs Beer reminded us of how important it is to forgive others when they hurt us, either with their words or actions.
However, this is not always easy to do.
The children all closed their eyes and thought of a time when they were forgiven and were asked how it made them felt. Some said they felt relieved whilst others said they had been feeling bad, but that bad feeling started to turn to good. We thought about what a gift it is to give someone forgiveness.
We heard this story from Matthew’s Gospel:
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew.
Glory to you, O Lord
Matthew 18: 21-22
Peter came to Jesus and said Lord, if another member of the church sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven times?” Jesus said to him, “not just seven times, but, I tell you, 77 times”
The Gospel of the Lord
Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ
Mrs Beer explained that 77 times actually means billions of times, which means that we should always forgive others – and that’s just what our mission is this week: to forgive others.
Let us know in the comments below how you get on.
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Year Two have been thinking about how we forgive each other for the incorrect choices we make. Some children identified how they forgive their brothers and sisters for being unkind at home. Other children in class discussed times in the playground when a football has accidently hit them and how they forgive their friends for doing this.
In year 5, we discussed the importance of forgiving others when they hurt us and we thought about the different ways in which this can be done. Some said that when their friends hurt them, they forgave them and moved forward with the friendship. We also spoke about when we are wrong in what we say, not just what we do physically .
In Year 6 we spoke about the many ways we forgive people every day. We recognise that people might do and say things they don’t mean and that we should try to be understanding and forgiving as Jesus taught us. Some examples of when we have forgiven others this week are; when our friends say something unkind that they don’t mean, when there is a misunderstanding between our friends, and when we are accidentally hurt by others.
This week in Year 4 the children have forgiven those who have been mean to them. They have forgiven their brothers/sisters when they have been fighting with them. They have forgiven their siblings when they have wakened them up and forgiven others when they thrown or kicked the ball at the them because this is what Jesus did when people upset him.
One of the children forgave her sister when she hurt hurt. Another forgave his dog when he hurt him. Two children forgave their brothers when they said something mean to them. The Year 1s understand that we should always forgive others, just as Jesus taught us, no matter how hard it is.
In Year 3 we have been forgiving others who have been unkind to us in the classroom and on the playground. When they have said sorry we have given them another chance to prove they can make good choices. We have said sorry when we have accidentally hurt someone’s feelings or stopped them working so that they know we won’t do it again. We have forgiven although it has been hard.