Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time – cycle B
Happy Sunday! Here is a quick thing you can do to help your family internalize the Word of God this week:
Before Mass (perhaps in the car on the way to church):
This week’s readings are like a big loud announcement to anyone who is poor or tired or feeling bad. Listen for this verse at Mass: Continue reading “Sunday Scripture for Kids”
“May the word of God dwell in you richly.” – Col 3:16 Oh, how I long for my kids to experience this! I know that they can be “transformed by the renewing of their minds” and touched deeply by the “living and active word.” But the Words of Scripture first need to enter into their thoughts. Seems like such a simple thing- for a parent or teacher to “feed” the word of God to her children but I don’t think I’m alone in feeling frustrated at the difficulty of this task.
Here’s an idea to help a bit:
Post a scripture verse for the week somewhere in your house. Have one of your kids pick the verse out from a list of suggestions (see below). Decorate it. Read it out loud when you pass it. Mention it. During bed time prayers, see if they remember it. Add more highlights and decorations to it as the week goes on.
We have a big chalk board in our mudroom that still has a message on it from 4 months ago. It think it is time to change it up and start this weekly bible verse idea! What are some of the ways that you help the word of God dwell richly in your children? Mention it in the comments if you’d like
Continue reading “Weekly Bible Verses”
