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| RESPOND: (10–20 minutes) Instruct students on how to make a cross with the supplies you’ve provided; or hand out the crosses you have purchased for the students. When each student has a cross, hand out the note cards and markers and ask students to copy the key verse on their note card. Then ask students to turn the card over and write down what “cross” they may be called to carry if they choose to follow Jesus, and the joy they can experience in their lives as a result. Some possibilities would include: ridicule from friends, changing their lifestyle in order to give more away to people who need it, being a peacemaker in a violent world, sharing God’s love with others. Encourage students to think creatively and realistically about what their cross might be—give them a time of silence to think about this and write it down. Invite students to put their crosses around their necks, and to repeat the following as they do: I wear this cross, and ask Jesus to walk with me, giving me strength in sacrifice and suffering, and joy in following his call in my life. Form a circle and invite students to offer prayers of encouragement for each other. Close with your own prayer. Continued... |
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