Wild Things

This week's story from the bible is the story of the Prodigal Son. It's about a son who runs away from his father, and behaves rather badly, like a wild thing. Eventually, he misses his father and returns, just hoping his Dad will let him come home. His Dad does more than that... he shows overwhelming love and forgiveness and welcomes his son home with open arms.

This reminds me of the book 'Where the Wild Things Are', by Maurice Sendak, where Max misbehaves and 'runs away'. 

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Jesus didn't tell stories about perfect people who never mess up. Instead, Jesus told stories about people who made mistakes, but who were loved and welcomed home and forgiven. We too mess up and make mistakes, but like Max's return to his Mum, and the prodigal son's return to his Dad, as children of God, we are always loved and forgiven.

Watch the story of the Prodigal Son here:

the Prodigal Son (Lego version)

the story of the Prodigal Son

Create a Wild Thing:

Make a paper bag Wild Thing... draw a 'wild thing' face and add some googly eyes, wooly hair or fur.

Use an old holey sock to create a 'wild thing' sock puppet (don't use a good sock though!). You could use buttons or scraps of fabric for eyes and mouth.

Wordle:

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Caleb's Prayer:

Dear God,

Thank you for loving us always, even when we mess up.

Help us to remember we ALL make mistakes.

Teach us to show love and forgiveness to others, just like you do for us.

Amen

Thanks to Izak & Caleb for their help with this week's Awesome Time Online!