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Day 39: Can you help anyone out - talk to a neighb

Day 39: Can you help anyone out - talk to a neighbour or pick up the phone

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On the last night before he was killed, Jesus gath

On the last night before he was killed, Jesus gathered together his friends (or disciples) for dinner together. Using the bread and wine as a metaphor he told them that he was going to give up his body to be broken and shed blood, not just for them but in order to save the world and restore the relationship between God and his creation.
Little did his friends know, but one of them - Judas, had already agreed to sacrifice his friendship by selling Jesus out to the local leaders for a bag of silver.

Friends are important - who is your best friend? What do they do that you are thankful for?

Day 38: Perhaps you could tidy your room first! #

Day 38: Perhaps you could tidy your room first!

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Pray for the world Thinking about what's happenin

Pray for the world

Thinking about what's happening around the world
Place a marker on a country where you know someone or have heard mentioned in the news

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It's day 37 - time to give someone a nice surprise

It's day 37 - time to give someone a nice surprise

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Fizzy Forgiveness Sometimes we feel hurt by the t

Fizzy Forgiveness

Sometimes we feel hurt by the things other people say or do to us. Holding onto those hurts can make us feel sad, or angry. Forgiveness is about letting go.
Take a Vitamin C tablet (or spoon of sugar) and think about your hurt feelings.
When you feel ready, drop it into the water.
As it dissolves imagine forgiving the person who has upset you and the hurt disappearing.

#PrayerSpacesOnline #Forgiveness

Day 36 - (hang in there!) find out something new a

Day 36 - (hang in there!) find out something new about someone you know. How about their favourite ice cream?

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Gratitude Jar It’s good to be grateful – to sa

Gratitude Jar
It’s good to be grateful – to say thank you.
What are you thankful for today?
Each day write or draw something that you are thankful for and put it into the jar.
At the end of the week, open the jar with your family, maybe at a meal-time, and read what you’ve all been thankful for together.

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Day 35: Which will you learn? #Lent #40Acts #illu

Day 35: Which will you learn?

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Today Christians celebrate "Palm Sunday" which mar

Today Christians celebrate "Palm Sunday" which marks the start of Holy Week leading up to Easter.

We celebrate the day Jesus entered the city of Jerusalem where he was cheered and celebrated like a celebrity.
The local people were waiting for a new "king" who would free them from the oppression of Roman rule and restore Israel as a sovereign nation.

Just 6 days later there were crowds of people baying for his blood - the Roman soldiers made a false "crown" of thorns and whipped, beat and mocked him for being "King of the Jews"

Times are pretty scary at the moment - what kind of "Saviour" do you think you need? What would you ask God to help you with?

Day 34: what's your favourite meal? #Lent #40Acts

Day 34: what's your favourite meal?

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Love > Fear Fear can feel HUGE and overwhelming.

Love > Fear

Fear can feel HUGE and overwhelming.
If you want to, you can write your fears about the coronavirus disease onto a piece of paper.
But then, you can stick love-heart shapes on top of those fears, completely covering them, as a hope or a prayer to be set free from fear.

1 John 4:18 “There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear.”

Day 33 - Make small changes to have a big impact

Day 33 - Make small changes to have a big impact

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Squirt a bit of the sanitiser onto one of your han

Squirt a bit of the sanitiser onto one of your hands and rub it in until it’s all gone.
As you do this, think about the nurses, doctors and other health professionals who are trying to help people who are sick to get better.
If you want to, you can say a hope or a prayer for their safety and protection.

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Day 32 - Add someone new to your team #illuminateS

Day 32 - Add someone new to your team
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