• Chalice, candle, lighter or LED/battery-operated candle
• Newsprint, markers and tape

• Write the chalice lighting words on newsprint and post.

Gather youth in a circle. Welcome first-time participants. Invite everyone to reflect on the word "forgiveness." If there are new people present, ask youth to go around the circle and say their names. Ask if anyone would like to share anything noted in their Justicemakers Guide since the last meeting. Light the chalice, or invite a participant to do so, and recruit a volunteer to read the chalice lighting words:

We are here to bring forgiveness to ourselves and to the world. - William Martin

Ask the group to be silent for a moment as they reflect on the words. End the silence with "So be it," or other appropriate words.

Tell the group that today's theme is forgiveness. Ask for volunteers to share what they think forgiveness has to do with justice.