Children's Liturgy, Sunday May 18th 2008
HOLY
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Trinity means three. It's easy for God to do three things at once- hard
for us. We tried it, rubbing our stomachs, patting our heads and hopping
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Saint Patrick used a shamrock leaf to explain
that there are three persons in one God: God the Father, God the Son and
God the Holy Spirit.
We coloured the parts of the leaf- pink for the Father, who disappears
into the background, purple for the Son, who suffered and is a King, and
green for the Spirit, the bringer of New Life. These colours were used
by painters of religious pictures called icons, when they made images
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children made their own leaves, choosing their own colours. Which would
you choose for each part of the Trinity?
We thought of all the words we know for God- the Father, the Son and
the Holy Spirit- and the ideas, symbols and feelings we think of most
often with each way of saying 'God'. We wrote the words in colours which
suited, on the part of the leaf belonging to the Father, the Son or
the Holy Spirit. It was difficult, because sometimes words fit all three.
We thought about the way God loves us like a mother as well as a father,
even though we call God a father. God loves us even more than all our
mothers and fathers ever could!
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Here
is our list of words- where would you place each one?
(Some of the words, such as El Shaddai, are names for God we can find
in the Old Testament.)
Saviour, Counsellor, healing, rising, Spirit of God, the Good Shepherd,
Joshua, suffering, crucifxion, resurrection, the Cross, perfect, the Good
News, ascension, Lord, King, the New Testament, eucharist, Light of the
World, the anointed one, Theos, miracles,El Shaddai, Messiah, Wisdom,
Almighty, fire, wind, Abba, Prince of Peace. oil, Paraclete, mercy, Christ,
Jehovah, human flesh, tomb, Love, helper, El Elyon, Elohim, teaching,
Old Testament, Yaweh, the Word, Comforter, forgiveness, Jesus, compassion,
Pentecost, Advocate, inspiration, kindness, Creator. |
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