Each Sunday in the Lenten Season we are extinguishing an additional candle on our Lenten Cross. Each week the children of the church school give suggestions for the name and significance of the Candle. I ask the kids to give me descriptions of things people do that make others feel sad, frightened, hurt, angry, ashamed, worried, etc. So far the kids have we have named a candle for whining (see our Complaint Free world program), lying and this past week we named one ‘neglect’. Talk with your kids about ways that we neglect things…. Do folks neglect to do their chores, clean their rooms, do their homework, or brush their teeth? Are there classmates who are neglected by other classmates? What does it feel like when others neglect you, don’t include you in games, don’t pick you for a team, don’t invite you to a party or event? What would it feel like to be someone in a country or home where there isn’t enough food and people who could help don’t bother?
In Matthew 25 Jesus speaks about people being neglected: left without food, water, friends, clothing, medicine, visitors. He calls them the least of these. He also tells us that it is in caring for the least of these that we care for Jesus. Is there someone in your neighborhood or school who could use your help and prayers?
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