I hope you find this to be a great faith activity for the whole family of all ages. This week’s theme is based on Reverend Christian Briones’ sermon and the scripture from the service.
Scripture
From John 6: Children of God Storybook Bible
Questions and Family Wonderings Based on Above Bible Story
• Why were thousands of people listening to Jesus?
• What do you think God’s dream is?
• How did all those people eat?
Thoughts from the Director of Faith Formation
“With God’s love, five loaves and two small fish fed more than five thousand people.” We hear in this story today that because of a little boy who offered five loaves and two small fish, a super-duper giant crowd was able to eat.
I wonder about this. I wonder about the giving and humble child in this story as being an example to others. I wonder how many other people also came forward to offer what they had, in order to share with those of the crowd who had nothing to eat. I wonder how we spread around what we have so that others may experience joy and abundance.
Do I think that this story is a kind of miracle? For sure! But not because Jesus turned five loaves and two fish into enough to feed thousands of people. It is a miracle because one tiny child was so inspired by hearing about God’s dream that day, that this child was moved to share what they had so that others may have too. And, that one child perhaps inspired many others to do so too. Sharing is a miracle. Inspiring others to give joyfully and abundantly is a miracle.
This story is more than just sharing food. It’s about making sure we all know there is more than enough.
Spiritual Food — A Family Activity: Mosaic Art to Share Outdoors
Supplies Needed:
• Painter’s tape
• Sidewalk Chalk
Sharing food is one way to give abundantly. Another way is through art. Art can bring joy, and also inspire us to be our best. Joy and inspiration is more like spiritual food! I wonder how you can bring joy and inspire folks to be their best through creating chalk art outdoors. See the picture below for one example.
The cool thing about mosaic art is that when one of these shapes is all by itself, it’s just one shape. But, when one shape is with another shape with another shape, it creates something really beautiful and inspiring.
When planning your chalk art, think about these questions when deciding what to draw/write:
• What message do we want to send in our art?
• What symbol do we want to use to send that message?
• Or, do we what to write in order to spread our message of joy and abundance, or whatever your message is?
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