08/09/2026
Sunday School returned over the weekend, after the summer break, with the first in a two-parter on forgiveness.
When we shared what we'd been doing during the notices, the rest of the congregation found the content helpful, so I thought it was worth a share here.
The session centred on looking at the steps we can take to seek forgiveness from others, and the steps needed to look after ourselves when someone doesn't/won't/can't apologise for hurting us. We created some artwork on these steps to take home and use.
The four 'A' steps for forgiveness are - be AWARE of it (what we have done wrong), ADMIT it to ourselves (not always easy to do!), APOLOGISE for it (directly to the person we have upset) and ACT on it (take measures to ensure we don't make the same mistake again).
The four 'N' steps to look after ourselves are - NOTICE the feeling (have awareness that we are upset about it), NAME it (put words to the feelings we have eg sadness, anger, disappointment), be NICE to it (gently extend care to the feelings inside, rather than pushing them down or dismissing them) and ask, what's NEXT? (think of ways to process the feelings we have by talking to a friend or adult, and offer up our experience to God).
It's always wonderful to know that what we're doing in Sunday School also resonates with others :-)
For part two this coming Sunday, we'll be looking at God's forgiveness.
