Spirit of Truth, Parish Edition > Grade 4 > Unit 1
Session 1: God Is Good
We respond to God’s goodness, and to the good things He has given us, with thanksgiving and with the pursuit of holiness.
We respond to God’s goodness, and to the good things He has given us, with thanksgiving and with the pursuit of holiness.
The Fourth Commandment is “Honor your father and mother.”
Our intellect, will, and emotions can work together to help us make good decisions and to inform and follow our conscience.
We are all made in God’s image and likeness.
If we love God, we will take care of His creation.
The family is formative to social development.
Made in God’s image and likeness, the human soul has been gifted with intellect, free will, and the ability to love.
Jesus gave us the two Great Commandments, and He calls us to live by them.
The virtues of faith, hope, and love help us to know and be in relationship with God.
Every human being possesses intrinsic dignity because he or she is made in God’s image and likeness.
Sometimes we sin not by doing something bad but by failing to do the right thing.
We each receive unique gifts from the Holy Spirit and can ask God for His grace to strengthen these gifts.
Human beings image God not only as individual persons, but most perfectly as male and female in a common union (communion) of love.
Bearing wrongs patiently is a spiritual work of mercy.
We must rely on the gifts and talents of others and ask for and receive help from God and others in order to flourish in this life.