I've often struggled with how to approach Remembrance Sunday from a Christian perspective and I've come to find the beginning of John's gospel really helpful. As the fields were churned up by fighting, unseen poppy seeds were distributed, which meant that the following year the fields were full of bright poppies. Life came where death had been. Life found a way. This always reminds me of the verse in John 1:4-5 describing Jesus, which says: 4 In him was life, and that life was the light of all people. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. Just as life persisted in the poppy fields, Jesus' light will never be put out. With God there is always hope that war and death and violence will be defeated. This craft helps to explore this verse and this idea. You will need : Black paper, a hole punch, sellotape, glue, red paper, scissors, battery operated tea lights. Cut a roughly A6 size piece of black paper or card ...
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