In this week’s Mission Assembly, we thought about how Jesus was able to accept and forgive those who said sorry. It’s sometimes hard for us to say sorry. It’s also hard to show we are sorry but sometimes it’s even harder to accept and be OK with other people when they tell us they are sorry. Sometimes we want to sulk or stay angry or just refuse to speak to and play with the other person.
We looked at what Jesus would do…
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke
Glory to you, O Lord.
One of the men on the cross made fun of Jesus saying, “If you are a real king why don’t you save us all?”
The other man told him to be quiet because Jesus had done nothing wrong. Then he said to Jesus, “Please remember me. Don’t ever forget me”
Jesus said, “I will remember you today and you will be with me always”
The Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
From this, we know that God always accepts our expressions of sorrow. We had a moment to sit and in the silence of our hearts thank God for Loving and accepting and forgiving us always. Nothing ever stops God loving us.
Our mission this week, therefore, is to accept forgiveness when it is offered, not matter how hard that might be. We must learn from our mistakes, say sorry, accept forgiveness and then move on.
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In Year 3 we have forgiven those who have hurt or upset us. We have also tried to accept the forgiveness of our friends. Adam accepted his sister forgiveness after he took something that belonged to her. When Hugo broke one of Thalia’s dolls by accident he apologised. She forgave him and accepted it. Hanna lost one of her mum’s special books she said sorry and her mum forgave her.
In year 5, we spoke of many situations where we needed to forgive those that have hurt us. Some of us said that they have had to forgive their friends whilst playing outside in the playground during a game. Some spoke about forgiving others who have broken items that belong to them. We understand that it can be hard to forgive but we should follow in Jesus’ footsteps in order to move forward.
In Year Six we spoke about the importance of saying sorry when we have done something wrong even if we have done it unintentionally, like a miscommunication. If we are truly sorry and our friends forgive us then we must accept their forgiveness and move on, being extra careful that we don’t repeat the wrongful action.
In Year Two this week, we have forgiven others who have hurt or upset us. In our discussion about forgiveness, the children have shared how they have forgiven friends who have hurt them along with brothers and sisters at home who have been unkind and how the children have forgiven them also. One child shared how she had forgiven her cat for scratching her.
In Foundation Stage we talked about how we can forgive our friends . We agreed that we all make mistakes and we need to listen when our friends say sorry and have a fresh start. We know that Jesus would forgive his friends and we always try to be like Jesus.