Let us start our lesson saying some prayers and continue to work on memorizing "O my Lord! O my Lord! I am a child of tender years."
A faithful soul never forgets its love for the Creator. We show this faithfulness to the Creator when we make an effort to follow His teachings and obey His laws, even if it is difficult. Sometimes faithfulness looks like working hard to serve others. Other times, it can be shown when doing good deeds to please the Creator. And we strengthen our superhero power of faithfulness by practicing our other superpowers like trustworthiness and truthfulness.
Let's use the interactive Word Games Page to learn the meaning of the words in the quote and help with memorizing it.
‘Abdu’l-Bahá said "As ye have faith so shall your powers and blessings be. This is the balance - this is the balance - this is the balance." Our faith is like a tiny seed waiting to be planted and given sunshine, water and food. When we plant the seed of God's love into our hearts it doesn't stop there. We need to nurture this tiny seed of faith every day through prayer, reading His Words and then putting it into action His guidance for us. Day by day our tiny seed will turn into a mighty tree filled with luscious fruits of kindness, joy, love and all the virtues we have been born with. Everyone around us can enjoy the sweetness of these fruits.
Let's create a planter to place our precious seed in and watch it grow as we nurture it with love and care. Here are four different projects to pick from. You will need an empty milk jug, potting soil and the seed of your choice for all three projects. Be careful not to overwater your plant or the roots will rot and cause the plant to die.
Blindfold one of the children, who should be seated on a bench with his or her back to the rest of the class. Now point to another child. He or she should go up to the blindfolded child and knock on the bench. The child who is seated says, “Who is knocking at my door?” The other, trying to disguise his or her voice, responds, “It’s me!” The seated child tries to guess who is knocking. The blindfolded child has three guesses, and then another child is given a turn.