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Children's Liturgy Series: The 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Cycle C)

Author: Joyce Bott

Introduction

In today's Gospel, Jesus teaches his followers to be merciful since God is merciful. God wants us to do things for others without expecting anything in return.

Opening Prayer

Come Holy Spirit, fill our hearts and our minds. Fill us with your peace, love, and understanding. Help us to hear God's message today and recognize His voice in our daily activities. Amen

Gospel (Luke 6:27-38)

Jesus said to his disciples: “To you who hear I say, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. To the person who strikes you on one cheek, offer the other one as well, and from the person who takes your cloak, do not withhold even your tunic. Give to everyone who asks of you, and from the one who takes what is yours do not demand it back. Do to others as you would have them do to you. For if you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them. And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do the same. If you lend money to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, and get back the same amount. But rather, love your enemies and do good to them, and lend expecting nothing back; then your reward will be great and you will be children of the Most High, for he himself is kind to the ungrateful and the wicked. Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. “Stop judging and you will not be judged. Stop condemning and you will not be condemned. Forgive and you will be forgiven. Give, and gifts will be given to you; a good measure, packed together, shaken down, and overflowing, will be poured into your lap. For the measure with which you measure will in return be measured out to you.”

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQENqPe-5Wk (Attributed to Catholic Kids Media)

Reflection

Say: In the Gospel, Jesus describes how we are to behave toward one another. He tells us how to make good choices. What he says may sound like what we mean by the phrase “going the extra mile.”

Ask: How does Jesus say that we should behave with one another? (Do good even to those who hurt you. Do to others as you would have them do to you. Forgive and you will be forgiven.) Are these the responses that people expect? (No.)

Say: In the Gospel, Jesus says that we are to make choices based on God's standard. God doesn't just forgive us one time. God forgives us over and over again. God doesn't show love to us just one time; God shows love all the time. God goes the extra mile for us. Jesus tells us that we are to go the extra mile for others.

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Closing Prayer

Father in heaven, for the sake of bringing others closer to you, we give you today, all that we think and do and say, and we join it with all that was done by Jesus Christ, your Son. Amen