Reflection: The crippled man sat outside the temple area
begging for gold and silver every day, yet he received much more from Peter and
John. What would gold and silver have
gotten him? Certainly not more than what
Peter and John blessed him with. Peter
and John knew it was healing and faith and God’s love that he truly
needed. The man was healed of his bodily
ailment, but he also received spiritual renewal. What is the first thing that he did? The first place he goes is into the temple to
praise God. How often does God give us
more than we asked for? Do we go first
to praise Him and give Him thanks for the blessings He has given us?
Reflection
for younger saints:
Peter and John do not have money to give to the crippled man outside the
temple. Instead, they offer him healing
through Jesus. The crippled man praises
God for this healing.
Big
Picture: God blesses
us with more than we ask for.
Discussion
Starters:
Younger saints: What were the names of the men that came upon the crippled man outside the temple? What did they offer the crippled man instead of money? What was the first thing the man did after he was healed?
Older saints: Reflect on how the crippled man reacted to his healing. How do you react when God answers your prayers? Has God ever given you far more than what you were asking for? Did you thank and praise God for those blessings? It is never too late to thank and praise God for the ways He has blessed your life!
Younger saints: What were the names of the men that came upon the crippled man outside the temple? What did they offer the crippled man instead of money? What was the first thing the man did after he was healed?
Older saints: Reflect on how the crippled man reacted to his healing. How do you react when God answers your prayers? Has God ever given you far more than what you were asking for? Did you thank and praise God for those blessings? It is never too late to thank and praise God for the ways He has blessed your life!
Fun
Fact: The
communion of saints is the union of all the faithful on earth, the faithful in
heaven, and all the souls in purgatory (St. Joseph’s Baltimore Catechism No. 1,
2008, p. 66).
Saint
of the day:
Name: Saint Benedict the African
What they are remembered for: St. Benedict was the child of slaves who were brought from Africa to Sicily, and he was freed at the age of 18. St. Benedict joined an order of hermits and later became their leader. He led by an example of charity and humility. St. Benedict followed the example of St. Francis very strictly in his own life.
Feast day: April 3
Daily Notes:
Name: Saint Benedict the African
What they are remembered for: St. Benedict was the child of slaves who were brought from Africa to Sicily, and he was freed at the age of 18. St. Benedict joined an order of hermits and later became their leader. He led by an example of charity and humility. St. Benedict followed the example of St. Francis very strictly in his own life.
Feast day: April 3
Daily Notes:
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