This weeks Worship was led by Rev Ben and we started with a challenge. Rev Ben had a Bop It and the five children that helped had to follow the instructions to either flick it, twist, spin it or pull it. Ella, Quinn, James, Walter and Sofia all had a go and it was super tricky! In the game you had to do exactly what it tells us but that’s not necessarily what we want those in charge to be like.
We then went on to finish the story of Joseph the prisoner.
We started at the part when there was a knock at Joseph’s door. It was his eleven brothers who begged him for food.
They didn’t recognise Joseph, but Joseph knew who they were, and he forgave them for what they had done to him.
Joseph’s family then moved to Egypt, and Joseph himself became a great leader. His story shows us the importance of forgiveness, trusting in God, and using our own talents to help others.
In our discussion we looked at how Joseph showed compassion towards his brothers and how we could use of voice to encourage world leaders to show compassion. What could we say or do?
We finished with a prayer that reflected on the theme of compassion.
