For alternative actions that can be used during any unit at any time of year, see Saying Sorry Actions: Options 2, 3 and 4 on pp. 40–2 of Book 1.

 

Saying Sorry Action

When Moses grows up, he does something wrong.

Moses tries to hide from everyone in the wilderness.

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Sometimes we do wrong things.

We feel like we want to hide.

Let’s curl up in a ball now

and pretend we want to hide away from everyone,

hide even from God.

Lead the children in curling up into a ball or covering face.

 

When the group is ready:

When Moses was hiding, God came to find him.

God gave Moses a new start.

God wants to come and find us to give us a new start too.

God wants to be our best friend!

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Let’s pretend that our finger is God’s finger!

Lead the group in holding index finger up.

Let’s count to 3

and tap ourselves on the shoulder with God’s finger!

Then let’s jump up and shout:

‘God gives me a new start!’

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Tap 1, tap 2, tap 3 . . .

jump up

God gives me a new start!

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Now let’s turn to someone

and give that person a big hug

to show that God wants to be best friends with them . . .

and let that person give you a hug as well.

 

Lead the children in giving and receiving new starts.

When the group is ready:

I wonder how it feels to know that God

wants to be your best friend?

Can you show me?

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Let’s use our new start to share God’s love this week!