Session 12: Human And Divine

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Part of Amazing Grace, 6th Grade: Exploring Right and Wrong

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Introduction to Session 12, Human and Divine
From Amazing Grace

To err is human, to forgive divine. — Alexander Pope To understand everything is to forgive everything. — Hindu Prince Gautama Siddhartha, the founder of Buddhism Session 12 focuses on forgiveness. It explores such religious ideas as redemption and salvation: concepts that are meaningful for…
Session-at-a-Glance
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Spiritual Preparation
From Amazing Grace

In the days before you present this session, explore your own ideas of forgiveness, redemption, and salvation. Remember and revisit physical spaces that you find spiritual. See Activity 2 to remind yourself how the term “spirituality” is used in the context of this curriculum….
Opening
From Amazing Grace

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Conundrum Corner poster/banner Leader Resource 1, Church Sign Chalice and matches Optional: Newsprint, markers and tape Optional: Recording of “Amazing Grace” and music player Optional: Nametags and markers Optional: Decorative cloth for Conundrum…
Activity 1: Stories and Discussion - Zeus Punishes and Jesus Forgives
From Amazing Grace

Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Story 1, “Zeus Punishes,” and Story 2, “Jesus Forgives” Preparation for Activity Read the stories. Photocopy Story 1, “Zeus Punishes,” and Story 2, “Jesus Forgives,” one for each participant….
Activity 2: Spiritual Moment in Space
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Activity time: 15 minutes Preparation for Activity Identify a spiritual space your group can visit conveniently. If you intend to visit your congregation’s sanctuary while a service is in progress, speak with the service leaders in advance about how to be present without being interruptive. Other…
Activity 3: Matching in Motion
From Amazing Grace

Activity time: 7 minutes Materials for Activity Leader Resource 2, Definitions Preparation for Activity Write the twelve terms on separate name tags. Do the same for the twelve definitions….
Activity 4: Wall-to-Wall Questions
From Amazing Grace

Activity time: 10 minutes Description of Activity This activity asks youth to move around to show their answers to some belief questions based on Sessions 9 through 12 of Amazing Grace: Exploring Right and Wrong….
Closing
From Amazing Grace

Activity time: 3 minutes Materials for Activity Copies of Taking It Home Preparation for Activity Create a handout from Taking It Home that is specific to the activities used in this session. Description of Activity Briefly summarize what you have done in this session. Hand out any Taking It Home…
Leader Reflection and Planning
From Amazing Grace

Meet with your co-leaders after the session to reflect on how it went. How was your mix of discussion and action? Have you successfully found ways to involve all youth fully in your sessions despite any limitations they might have?…
Faith In Action: I Forgive
From Amazing Grace

Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Pencils and two sheets of paper for each participant A paper bag or other disposable container Optional: Portable paper shredder Preparation for Activity Decide how to dispose of participants’ papers in a way that assures them their answers will no…
Alternate Activity 1: Ethics Play
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Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Two dice (extra large if possible) of different colors Ethics Play role nametags Ethics Play Scenarios (Session 1, Leader Resources 2-7) Optional: Masks, costumes, and wigs for roles Preparation for Activity If you are or your group is new to Ethic…
Alternate Activity 2: Theme Song Revisited
From Amazing Grace

Activity time: 7 minutes Materials for Activity Copies of the Unitarian Universalist hymnbook, http://www.uuabookstore.org/Singing-the-Living-Tradition-Hymnal-P16918… the Living Tradition Music player Recording of “Amazing Grace,” preferably one that includes lyrics Preparation for Activity Have…
Alternate Activity 3: Divinity Quote
From Amazing Grace

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint and washable markers Preparation for Activity Write and display on newsprint the Alexander Pope quotation at the beginning of the session. Description of Activity Point out the Alexander Pope quotation you have written on newsprint….
Alternate Activity 4: Responding to Ideas about Forgiveness
From Amazing Grace

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Unitarian Universalist hymnbook, http://www.uuabookstore.org/Singing-the-Living-Tradition-Hymnal-P16918… the Living Tradition Preparation for Activity Reading 477 in Singing the Living Tradition. Description of Activity Share a few brief quotations…
Alternate Activity 5: Story and Discussion - Cast the First Stone
From Amazing Grace

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Story 3, “Cast the First Stone” Preparation for Activity Read the story. Photocopy Story 3, “Cast the First Stone,” one for each participant….
Taking It Home: Human And Divine
From Amazing Grace

To err is human, to forgive divine. — Alexander Pope To understand everything is to forgive everything — Hindu Prince Gautama Siddhartha, the founder of Buddhism IN TODAY’S SESSION… We talked about forgiveness, beginning with a quotation that says it is human to err and divine to forgive.
Cast The First Stone
From Amazing Grace

Adapted from Christian scripture, John 8: 2-11, New Revised Standard Version. Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. At dawn, he appeared in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them. The scribes and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in sin…
Jesus Forgives
From Amazing Grace

Adapted from Christian scripture, Luke 23, New Revised Standard Version. An angry crowd demanded that Jesus be put to death. Pilate decided to grant their demand, and he surrendered Jesus to the will of the crowd. The crowd grabbed Simon and made him carry the cross behind Jesus….
Zeus Punishes
From Amazing Grace

Zeus was not big on forgiving. He was the chief god on Mount Olympus, and what he said went. When the other gods and goddesses obeyed, fine. When they disobeyed, he threw thunderbolts around and thought up some very nasty punishments….
Leader Resource 1: Church Sign
From Amazing Grace

Photograph of a sign outside the Trinity Church in Gray, Maine.Printing This Handout Download a high-resolution copy of this Handout (PDF) for printing.
Leader Resource 2: Definitions
From Amazing Grace

Terms are on the left and their definitions are on the right. Write each term on a separate hanging name tag. Do the same for each definition. During the matching game described in Activity 3: Matching in Motion, participants should align themselves to match terms and definitions as given here.
Find Out More
From Amazing Grace

Valea, Ernest. “Salvation and eternal life in world religions “; an examination of religious approaches to salvation on a comparative religion website. D’Aulaire, Ingri, and Edgar Parin. Book of Greek Myths. (New York: Delacorte Press, 1962). An illustrated book of Greek myths, including…

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