Prayer: Dear God, we thank you for all that you do for us and for constantly watching over us. Please allow us to put more faith and trust into you so that we may be able to forgive as easily as Joseph did. Please help us be patient with family and friends so that we may work our way through the bad things to get to the good things. In your name we pray, Amen.
As a reminder, the theme for our week is “From Generation to Generation” Activity: Before you read the story for Day 2, draw a picture using paper and markers of what it looks like to forgive someone. This can be a time where you forgave a friend, a family member, maybe even a pet. Reading: Genesis 45:1-15; 50:19-20 (Click to read text) or Spark Bible, p. 60 Activity Follow-Up: As you look back at your picture, share it with your family members. Describe to a family member what you believe forgiveness means and what it means to you. Forgiveness can play a huge part in relationships. Whether it means strengthening relationships or even mending them. Sometimes forgiveness means pushing yourself to forget something maybe harmful or hurtful someone has done to you in order to move forward in life or to be happy. Questions:
Reflection: Sometimes we need to forgive like God intends us to do to move on and find the good in situations to be happy or even to succeed. Joseph forgave his brothers for exiling him into Egypt during the famine. He put his trust in God and forgave his brothers, leading him to become Pharaoh of Egypt and then becoming a leading figure. Joseph forgave his brothers because he knew it was what God wanted him to do and that God had a plan for him. What seemed bad at the time to Joseph, turned into something that was good. Joseph was patient and again, he put his faith into God. --Cassidy Stumpf and Joey Martin
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