Summer Holiday Special - Magazine - Page 3
2 Wednesday‘s Word GROWING
“Ask and seek and your heart will grow big
enough to receive God.” St Teresa of Calcutta
What will the farmer do with the wheat? This Sunday’s Gospel reminds us that the Kingdom of
God is growing all around us. We live in a world where we see both good and bad and we can
choose to be like the wheat or the weeds. We all make mistakes, but God is loving and patient
and gives us time to grow into the people we were created to be. Ask your child what the
word ‘growing’ means to them (other than increasing in height). Tell your child how they’ve
grown as a person (and in goodness) during this school year.
“We cannot grow up by ourselves; rather, we journey and grow
in a community, in a family.” Pope Francis (Pope from 2013-2025)
Each new day is an opportunity to grow in God’s goodness. Regularly praying together
is a powerful way for the family to keep growing in love. Loving and following God
makes us like the ‘wheat’ in this story. Throughout the summer holidays, what can we
do to help the world to grow as God intends in these coming weeks? Perhaps we can:
avoid doing wrong and always try to do what is right; try to be more patient with people
around us; always try to forgive; say a prayer for someone who might have upset us;
regularly share the gift of your smile with others; always try to be fair with others.
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Dear Lord Jesus, thank you for the people who help us to grow in
your love and please help us to keep growing in goodness. Amen.
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The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of _ _ _ _ _ _ may be compared
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Growing in goodness helps us to be happy
together. As we grow, we can choose to
be more like Jesus: patient, loving and full of
forgiveness – with ourselves and others.
We keep growing in goodness when we act
upon what we learn about following Jesus.
Write a promise and then draw a big smile on Smiley
This week I will try my best to ...
