Very soon we're going to be exploring Jesus's command " You must love each other just as I loved you. All people will know that you are my followers if you love each other.” (John 13:34-35.) This is a fun visual prayer activity that will help children to think about the idea of sharing love and to pray for people they find it hard to love sometimes. You will need: cups with about an inch of water at the bottom, strips of kitchen roll, felt tip pens (cheap and cheerful are good and definitely not permanent markers- you need the ink to run!) Draw a heart about about 2 inches up the strip and colour in with pen. Write the initials of someone (or draw a face of someone !) that you sometimes find it tricky to love- maybe because you don't get on very well. Loving others is one of the ways that we show that we follow Jesus, but sometimes this is hard and we have to ask God for help. Put the end of the strip in th...
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