Hosted by the Faith To Go team in the Episcopal Diocese of San Diego, David Tremaine and Charlette Preslar, and joined the each week by a special guest, the Faith To Go Podcast highlights themes from the Sunday Gospel reading for you to take into your faith discussions and reflections throughout the week.
Bedtime: Reflections for Children at the End of the Day
During your bedtime routine, invite your children into a time of reflection about their day, maybe by saying, "Did you know that God really wants to know what happened in your day today, and that God is always listening whenever you need to tell God something?" Then continue with these questions:
1) What are some things that happened today that you want to tell God about?
2) What is one happy thing that happened today? What is one sad thing that happened today?
3) Did you see God or feel God with you when those things were happening? Where did you see or feel God when those things happened today?
4) Read to your children this week’s scripture selection, then ask the questions that follows.
Matthew 25:31-46 (God’s Word, My Voice)
Jesus said, “When the Son of Man comes again with all the angels, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. Everyone on earth will stand before him. And he’ll separate them from each other like a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. Then he’ll say, ‘The kingdom is yours. Come. When I was hungry, you fed me. And when I was thirsty, you gave me a drink of water. You welcomed me when I didn’t know anyone. When I needed clothing, you gave me some. You took care of me when I was sick and visited me in prison.’ They’ll answer him, ‘Lord, we never saw you. When did we see you hungry or thirst? And when did we see you were a stranger or needed clothes? And when were you sick or in prison? When did we see you and help you?’ And he will answer them ‘I’m telling you, when you helped the very least of my people, you helped me.’ Then he will say to the others, ‘Get out of my sight; when I was hungry and thirsty, you gave me nothing to eat or drink. When I was a stranger, you turned your head the other way, and didn’t make sure I had clothing. You didn’t visit me when I was sick or in prison.’ Just like the others, they asked, ‘ When did we see you hungry or thirsty, or alone or naked or sick and in prison? When did we NOT help you?’ And the Son of Man will answer them, ‘This is what it comes down to -- when you didn’t help one of my people, you did not help me. Those who did will live forever, but you will be gone from my sight.’”
Did the story remind you of anything that happened in your day today?
5) What are some things that you want to tell God that you are grateful for today?
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