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Love of Enemies

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Lesson Overview

Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

In this week’s Gospel passage, Jesus continues to teach about the challenges of being His disciple. Here, He teaches us to love our enemies and gives us the Golden Rule, “Do to others what you would have them do to you.” In this lesson, students will reflect on ways they can live according to the Golden Rule.

Lesson Materials

Sunday Reading: Love of Enemies Upper Elementary
The Golden Rule Upper Elementary
Sunday Reading: Love of Enemies Lower Elementary
The Golden Rule Lower Elementary
Be Like Jesus Lower Elementary

Directions

  1. Have students read the Gospel passage, or read it aloud to your students, and then answer the focus questions. You may have students answer them on their own or you may discuss them together as a class.
  2. Have students read the reflection and scenarios from The Golden Rule and reflect on how they could follow the Golden Rule in each situation.
  3. Review and discuss the answers as a class when finished.

Answer Key

Focus Questions

  1. Jesus teaches us to love our enemies, do good to them, and to pray for them, even when they mistreat us.
  2. He says, “Do to others as you would have them do to you.”
  3. Jesus tells us that it is easy to love those who love us, and to treat well those who treat us well. Even sinners love those who love them and so forth. When we treat even our enemies well and love them, though it may be hard to do, our reward will be great in Heaven with God.
  4. The measure with which we judge and condemn others will be the measure with which we are judged.

 

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