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Objective: Expressing gratitude and showing readiness to share with others the positive outcomes of our hard work

Welcome (1 min):  

  • The educator greets students and reminds them about the theme, Sowing Hope, and the importance of change – not for its own sake – in our lives, even if it may be uncomfortable.
  • The educator leads students to quiet down, starting with the sign of the cross and a simple thanksgiving prayer / a short moment of silence to think about the beauty of a new morning and the satisfaction that brings an approaching end of year. 

Activity (3 mins):

  • The educator introduces the last theme, Reaping the Fruit, and asks three or four students to mention any of the themes they have liked from this year.
  • The educator jokes that at the end of our reflections, we hope the seed of hope hasn’t simply resulted in coconuts, bananas, and strawberries.
  • The educator suggests other types of fruit and encourages students to dance along with the moves, as shown in the following clip Fruit of the Spirit – ideally, at least one animator leads by example.

Reflection (3 mins):

  • The educator invites volunteers to name the ‘fruit’ (of the Spirit) mentioned in the song and share how they could relate to them towards the end of this scholastic year.  
  • The educator explains that as we cannot see the wind but only its effect, by ‘fruit of the Spirit’, we refer to the positive and perceptible outcomes in our lives of equally positive but invisible influences – referring to our experience at school this year.
  • The educator concludes by saying that the fruit of the Spirit shows that something of God was being planted in our hearts and is moving us to do great things.

Prayer (1 min):  Dear God, thank you for this scholastic year and for providing us with these special morning reflections that helped us grow in hope. Help us to share the fruit that we have achieved, and remind us often that you are with us as we continue growing and developing in all the areas of our lives. Amen.  

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