The big ideaThe Bible tells us Jesus said to love God, and to love your neighbor.
How it works
Someone once asked Jesus which rule is the biggest of all. He was a teacher of the law, who copied the Bible's rules onto scrolls.
Jesus said the first rule is to love God with all your heart, mind and strength. The second is to love your neighbor, just as you love yourself.
A neighbor is someone near you who you can be kind to. In a village day, a baker shared bread, Dina helped carry water, and the children looked for a goat and brought soup to a sick friend.
The teacher agreed. Loving a neighbor can be small, like sharing, helping or visiting a friend.
A village day.
🥖share🏺help carry🔍look for🍲visit and bring
Kind things.
Example 1: Share half a snack
Break a snack in two, like the baker broke the loaf.
Give one half to someone who has none.
That is a small way to love a neighbor.
Example 2: Help carry
Find something a little heavy to carry together.
Dina helped Ezra carry his heavy jar, step by step.
Carry it across the room, one step at a time.
Example 3: Look for a lost thing
Hide a toy and look for it together.
The children helped Levi look for his goat, over the hill and behind a bush.
Hug when you find it, as Levi hugged his goat.
Example 4: Cheer up a friend
Make a card, or sing a song to a friend.
The children took Miriam warm soup, a flower and a funny song.
Miriam laughed and felt better already.
Words to know
neighbor
Someone near you who you can be kind to.
rule
Something we are asked to do.
scroll
A long roll of paper where the Bible's rules were copied.
share
To give some of what you have to someone else.
Watch out
The two big rules, Jesus said, are the biggest. No rule is bigger.
A neighbor is anyone near you who needs a friend, not only the person next door.
Loving a neighbor can be small. Sharing, helping and visiting all count.
Try it
What are the two big rules?
What is a neighbor?
What did the baker do?
Your friend has no snack. What can you do?
Answers: 1. Love God, and love your neighbor · 2. Someone near you who you can be kind to · 3. Shared a loaf with a hungry boy · 4. Share some of yours
Try at homeWith a grown-up, do one kind thing for a neighbor today, like sharing, helping carry or singing them a song.
For grown-upsAt the end, ask who your neighbor is today, and pick one small kind thing to do together: share, help carry or sing a song.
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