Forgiveness

Forgiveness is an abstract concept for young children to master. But at a young age children learn about forgiving and being forgiven through experiencing repetitive concrete action on the subject. So when we looked at this line of the Lord's Prayer, "Forgive us for the wrongs we have done...", it was easily grasped by our grade one group. The story of a hurtful squabble between two children was resolved through forgiveness, and young Kiara effortlessly drew up the story in sequence, finishing with "you're forgiven." Other children in the group made little posters to help us remember how often we ought to forgive.