During this learning time, all participants (students and accompanying adults) will be invited to stop, identify a fear within them, accept the feeling of fear but at the same time recognize that love is bigger than all our fears. Thus, we ought to remind ourselves constantly that Love is always there. It’s up to us to choose it and let it conquer over all our fears.
Equipment: fabric plaster, pencils, pens, markers
Ages
- Primary Years
- Middle Years
- Secondary Years
Time:
40 minutes
How to carry out this lesson:
- Start by taking the time to watch this song which gives an idea about how Love can be greater than all our fears:- Love beats fear.
2. Take some time to think of one of your greatest fears. It could be the dark or fear of a creature or even fear of the unknown like what is going to happen when we start school again.
3. Write or draw this fear on a post-it note or any other piece of paper the same size as a post-it note.
4. Now with the help of an adult cut round the heart templates are provided below. If it is plain white paper, you can also colour it.
5. Take a heart-shaped template, close your eyes for a few moments and think of when you felt loved.
6. Next, paste some glue stick on your heart-shaped template.
7. You can now glue your heart-shaped template onto the post-it note where earlier you had written your fear. While covering your fear with your heart template you can talk to God about your fear because He Loves You and wants to Hear You. You can also ask Him to free you from your fear.
Example:- Dear God I am afraid of/that____________ because______________. I know you Love me God and you created Love please help me to face my fear.
8. Finally, you can get a piece of cardboard and on it stick the post-it note covered with the heart-shaped template and as a reminder draw the title of this lesson which is Love is greater than fear.
9. Place the cardboard somewhere it can remind you: that Love is greater than fear -to talk to God about all your fears because HE LOVES YOU and He created Love.
10. The video entitled: L-Imħabba Akbar mill-Biża’ can guide you along with these steps.
- Start by taking the time to watch, this video, understand the ideas it shows and reflect on how relevant the phrase ‘Love is Greater than all Fears’ is to your life: Love Versus Fear:-https://skitguys.com/videos/fear-vs-love
- Take some time to think of one of your greatest fears. It could be the dark or fear of a creature or even fear of the unknown like what is going to happen when we start school again.
- Write or draw this fear on a post-it note or any other piece of paper the same size as a post-it note.
- Now cut around the heart templates provided below. If it is a white plain paper you can also colour it.
- Take a heart-shaped template, close your eyes for a few moments and think of when you felt loved.
- Next, paste some glue stick on your heart-shaped template.
- You can now glue your heart-shaped template onto the post-it note where earlier you had written your fear. While covering your fear with your heart template you can talk to God about your fear because He Loves You and wants to Hear You. You can also ask Him to free you from your fear because He is Love.
Example:- Dear God I am afraid of/that____________ because______________. I know you love me God and you created Love. Please help me face my fear and trust you will free me from it because you are Love.
8. Finally, you can get a piece of cardboard and on it stick the post-it note covered with the heart-shaped template and as a reminder draw the title of this lesson which is Love is greater than fear.
9. Place the cardboard somewhere so it can remind you:
that Love is greater than fear
to talk to God about all your fears because HE LOVES YOU and He created Love and He is LOVE.
10. The video entitled: L-Imħabba Akbar mill-Biża’ can guide you along with these steps.
- Start by taking the time to watch, this video, understand the ideas it shows and reflect on how relevant the phrase ‘Love is Greater than all Fears’ is to your life: Love Versus Fear:-
https://skitguys.com/videos/fear-vs-love
2. Take some time to think of one of your greatest fears. It could be the dark or fear from a creature or even fear of the unknown like what is going to happen when we start school again.
3. Write or draw this fear on a post-it note or any other piece of paper the same size of a post-it note.
4. Now cut around the heart templates provided below. If it is a plain white you can also colour it.
5. Take a heart-shaped template, close your eyes for a few moments and think of when you felt loved
6. You can now glue your heart-shaped template onto the post-it note where earlier you had written your fear. While covering your written fear with your heart template you can talk to God about your fear because He Loves and He Hears.
Example:- Dear God I am afraid of/that____________ because______________. I ask you to hear my call and please help me face my fear and free me from thoughts and fears which hold me back from enjoying the gift of life you gave me.
7. Finally, you can get a piece of small cardboard and on it stick the post-it note covered with the heart-shaped template and as a reminder draw the title Love is greater than fear.
8. Place the cardboard somewhere (like in your diary or on your desk) so it can remind you:
a. that Love is greater than fear
b. to talk to God about all your fears because HE LOVES YOU and He created Love and He is LOVE.
9. The video entitled: L-Imħabba Akbar mill-Biża’ can guide you along with these steps.
- Start by taking the time to watch, this video, understand the ideas it shows and reflect on how relevant the phrase ‘Love is Greater than all Fears’ is to your life: Love versus fear:-
https://skitguys.com/videos/fear-vs-love
2. Take some time to think of one of your greatest fears. It could be the dark or fear of a creature or even fear of the unknown like what is going to happen when we start school again.
3. Write or draw this fear on a post-it note or any other piece of paper the same size of a post-it note.
4. Now cut around the heart templates provided below. If it is plain white you can also colour it.
5. Take a heart-shaped template, close your eyes for a few moments and think of when you felt loved.
6. You can now glue your heart-shaped template onto the post-it note where earlier you had written your fear. While covering your written fear with your heart template you can talk to God about your fear because He Loves, He is the LOVE which is greater than all your fears.
Example:- Dear God you know me so well!! And you know I am afraid of/that_________ because____________. I ask you to hear my call and please help me face my fear and free me from thoughts and fears which hold me back from trusting in you.
7. Next, you can get a piece of small cardboard and on it stick the post-it note covered with the heart-shaped template and as a reminder draw the title Love is greater than fear.
8. Place the cardboard somewhere (like in your diary or on your desk) so it can remind you:
a. that Love is greater than fear
b. to talk to God about all your fears because HE LOVES you because He created Love and He is LOVE.
To thank Him for being always there for us to look up to Him in all our ups and downs, success and fears.
9. The video link here entitled: Lauren Daigle Look Up Child (Lyrics) can help you to enrich your understanding of this Great Love which is Greater than all our fears.
10. While the link Be and Appreciate is available again for you to have a look at and continue to grow and deepen your sense of gratitude:
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