Today in Religious Education we were learning how ‘People can experience the signs of God’s presence through reflection’. We read from the Scripture Reading –
1 Kings 19: 1 – 14, where we heard how God was present to Elijah in quiet gentle ways. ‘Elijah waited, quiet and still. Then there came a soft whisper like a gently breeze. God was speaking to Elijah in the quiet and silence of the mountain night’
As a gentle reflection experience and a follow up on the Scripture reading, we participated in a Guided Meditation and also shared our personal experience of times ‘when God has spoken to us in the quiet silent times’.
Using three of de Bono’s Thinking Hats – Yellow (pluses), Black (negative/minus/not so good), and Green (wonderings/interesting, creative changes, or next steps), Room 4 completed a PMI – Plus, Minus and Interesting reflective deeper attention thinking tool about the experience. As a class, here are some of our reflective comments.
Plus – Yellow Hat
• Brings us closer to Jesus and to God
• Peaceful, People can relax and speak to God
• A time to reflect
• Peaceful and quiet
• Spending more time with God and giving him our prayers
• Being prayerful, Showing respect
• A time to talk to God
• We can talk to God more easily without distractions
• Connecting to Jesus
• A chance to show self control
• A time to show our virtues of respect, forgiveness and self control
• Opening our hearts and putting Christ into our lives
• A time to connect with God and to Jesus
• A time to listen to Gods messages
Minus – Black Hat
• Talking to neighbours
• Noisily playing with the gem stones which were in the students hands
• Some students disengaged by wandering eyes
• Distractions in the class
• Distractions going on outside
• Students need a lot more practice at keeping silent and still
• Meditation was too long
Interesting – Green Hat
• Students to bring in to the mediation their own treasure/taonga – variety of treasures so the silent reflective mediation can be more personal
• Students to be given the choice to either: bow their heads, close their eyes, look at the prayer focus or look at their own symbol of God’s presence in their hands
• To practice on a regular basis the closing of our eyes for stillness – so mediation becomes a natural experience not something unusual
• Mrs Grant to meditate by perhaps a student taking the Meditation Reflection.
Dear God, help me to be still and quiet, so that I can know and feel that you are very close to me.
1 Kings 19: 1 – 14, where we heard how God was present to Elijah in quiet gentle ways. ‘Elijah waited, quiet and still. Then there came a soft whisper like a gently breeze. God was speaking to Elijah in the quiet and silence of the mountain night’
As a gentle reflection experience and a follow up on the Scripture reading, we participated in a Guided Meditation and also shared our personal experience of times ‘when God has spoken to us in the quiet silent times’.
Using three of de Bono’s Thinking Hats – Yellow (pluses), Black (negative/minus/not so good), and Green (wonderings/interesting, creative changes, or next steps), Room 4 completed a PMI – Plus, Minus and Interesting reflective deeper attention thinking tool about the experience. As a class, here are some of our reflective comments.
Plus – Yellow Hat
• Brings us closer to Jesus and to God
• Peaceful, People can relax and speak to God
• A time to reflect
• Peaceful and quiet
• Spending more time with God and giving him our prayers
• Being prayerful, Showing respect
• A time to talk to God
• We can talk to God more easily without distractions
• Connecting to Jesus
• A chance to show self control
• A time to show our virtues of respect, forgiveness and self control
• Opening our hearts and putting Christ into our lives
• A time to connect with God and to Jesus
• A time to listen to Gods messages
Minus – Black Hat
• Talking to neighbours
• Noisily playing with the gem stones which were in the students hands
• Some students disengaged by wandering eyes
• Distractions in the class
• Distractions going on outside
• Students need a lot more practice at keeping silent and still
• Meditation was too long
Interesting – Green Hat
• Students to bring in to the mediation their own treasure/taonga – variety of treasures so the silent reflective mediation can be more personal
• Students to be given the choice to either: bow their heads, close their eyes, look at the prayer focus or look at their own symbol of God’s presence in their hands
• To practice on a regular basis the closing of our eyes for stillness – so mediation becomes a natural experience not something unusual
• Mrs Grant to meditate by perhaps a student taking the Meditation Reflection.
Dear God, help me to be still and quiet, so that I can know and feel that you are very close to me.
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