Explore together: Fearfully and wonderfully made
Today we all went to Biggin school for our schools together event. The focus of todays gathering was the Christian belief that God created everything, including people. The Bible teaches that people (we) are made in God’s image, are wonderfully made, and are God’s masterpiece.
In Old Testament Genesis 1:26-28, the Bible says,
Then God said, “Let us make human beings in our image and likeness. And let them rule over the fish in the sea and birds in the sky. Let them rule over the tame animals, all over the earth and over all the small crawling animals on the earth.”
So, God created human beings in His image. In the image of God, He created them. He created them male and female. God blessed them and said, “Have many children and grow in number. Fill the earth and be its master. Rule over the fish in the sea and over the birds in the sky. Rule over every living thing that moves on the earth.”
The children were able to explore the ways our bodies, and the world around us, are wonderful. Activities included:
· Creating a picture of ourselves, using Psalm 139:14 – ‘I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made.’ And including a prayer. This helped the children to think about what they are good at? What are your talents? Some of the prayers included thanking God for specific talents and the ability to share.
· Prayer bookmarks, using Psalm 139:13 – ‘You created every part of me.’ The children used an ink pad to put their fingerprint on the bookmark, observing that everyone’s fingerprint is different. Prayers included, ‘Thank you for everyone.’, ‘I am special because I am kind.’ ‘Thank you for making me.’
· Scavenger hunt – God created nature. The children were able to explore the school grounds and find natural objects on the scavenger hunt list. They enjoyed referring to their previous learning of the creation story and the natural world.
· Parachute games – ‘I am wonderfully made, this is what I can do with my body.’
The morning concluded with a biscuit, in the shape of a person to continue celebrating us, made for us by Katie Kitchen. We then practiced the verse from Psalm 139:13 ‘You created every part of me; you put me together in my mother’s body (womb).’
Dear God,
Thank you for our lives, for making us in Your image. Thank you that we are wonderfully made. Please help us live the way that You have called us to live and do the things You made us to do.
In Jesus’ name, Amen
