Weekly Kids’ Reflection in our Parish Bulletins – Comments on these reflections can be sent to heykids23@gmail.com
Hey Kids! Bulletin Article – September 13, 2026
Hey, Kids! – People come in all different sizes, shapes, and colors too, but we all have one thing in common, we all make mistakes! We make a lot of mistakes. That is why God sent Jesus to die on the cross – to help us to fix our mistakes. When we do something wrong, we ask God to forgive us and because of Jesus, He helps us learn from our mistakes and we can start over again and again. Just as God forgives us over and over again, Jesus taught us that we should forgive other people over and over again.
One day Peter asked Jesus, “How many times should I forgive someone who sins against me? Should I forgive him seven times?” I imagine that Peter was pretty proud of himself for being willing to forgive someone seven times. Jesus answered, “Not seven times, but seventy times seven times!” I think Jesus knew that if he said we should forgive seventy time seven times, we would never be able to keep count and we would forgive over and over again, just as He forgives us.
Whatever our sins may be, as long as we work hard to fix our mistakes and correct ourselves from repeating them, Jesus will always forgive us. We are all in need of God’s forgiveness. We also need to remember that Jesus taught us that we are to forgive others just as God forgives us. In my opinion, one of the greatest blessings of them all, is that we can make a mistake and then be forgiven. I feel this way because we make mistakes so often. However, if we are truly sorry for our behavior, ask for forgiveness, we are forgiven and we can feel at peace in our hearts. Isn’t it a beautiful thought?
Dear Father, we all sin and fall short. Thank you for sending Jesus to forgive us of our sins. Help us to forgive others the same way – over and over again. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
Hey Kids! Bulletin Article – September 6, 2026
Hey, Kids! – The Bible says over and over to love one another. It says it so often, in so many ways, it is the main message in the Bible! To love one another – even our enemies.
In Romans, it says, “Owe nothing to anyone, except to love one another.” How easy is that? All I have to do is love and respect everyone I come into contact with? If I get through the day without any anger in my heart or any arguing with anyone, I have done a good job to follow this rule! That sounds pretty easy, but is it?
With love, there is no room for hate or anger. Love is pure and clean. It is simple and good. That’s it. What are ways you describe what LOVE feels like? I think it feels warm, comfortable, peaceful and relaxing. It is a pleasant place to be… held in love… untouched by anything else but GOODNESS!
When you love someone and you get upset with them, the love does not go away. I remember when I was young, I got scolded by my mom. She was so upset with me and I cried so hard thinking that she didn’t love me anymore. I remember I apologized to her and asked her if she still loved me. She looked at me so very confused and said, “How could you think that? I could never NOT love you! I don’t care what you do, you will always be loved by me. Forever. The end. No matter what!” This is what LOVE is. This is how God loves us. He loves us no matter what! Forever. The end!
Let’s pray: Thank you for teaching me that love is the answer to everything. All we need is love and I will spread this message to all who I know.