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Hey Kids! Bulletin Article – May 10, 2026
Hey, Kids! – “If you love me, you will keep my commandments.” Jesus said this to his disciples before he left them. It was a very powerful statement and important for us all to know.
We know that there are 10 commandments. When you look at each commandment, you can conclude that each one will make us a better person as long as we follow them. The first 3 commandments are about our relationship with God. Think about it; 3 out of 10 of the commandments are about the relationship with God. Put God first; go to church; and use his name with respect. Those seem very easy to follow but how often do we hear people say, “Oh my God!” when they are angry? Or how many times do we justify not putting aside time for God on Sundays by not attending Mass and putting something else first? Can we say we put God first and honor Sunday as His day if we didn’t attend mass? No, we must put God first and honor him each week.
The rest of the commandments can be summed up as: don’t lie, don’t cheat, don’t be jealous, don’t steal, don’t kill, and respect your parents. Jesus was setting us up to be good people. He knew that anything that goes against the commandments would make people angry or hurt humanity. When someone lies to you, how do you feel? It feels bad. Jesus wanted our words and actions to give joy to everyone around us. He knew when people did not follow the commandments, people ended up hurt and joyless. If we love God, we must follow the commandments. In turn, people will get along.
I believe that when we follow commandments, we feel good. We feel at peace with God. Think about the times that you have chosen to do the right thing vs the wrong thing. How do you feel? That good feeling means that the Holy Spirit is within you. You must try to listen to God speak to you through the Holy Spirit. The Spirit will guide you in following the commandments.
Let’s pray: Holy Spirit, please guide me in all that I say and do. Help me to choose the right words when I speak. Help me to act in a way in which Jesus would be proud of me. Allow me to look at myself and see the Light that lives within me and spread it to all those I encounter. Amen.
Hey Kids! Bulletin Article – May 3, 2026
Hey, Kids! – When we are trying to follow Jesus, wouldn’t it be nice to have GPS to lead us in the right direction? Like a GPS, it would be nice to have something to keep us on the right path and keep us from getting lost; it can help us get back on the right path when we made a wrong turn in our decisions.
That is the way Jesus’ disciples must have felt when Jesus told them that he was going to leave them. Jesus said to them, “I am going to prepare a place for you and I will come and get you so that you will always be with me. You know the way to where I am going.” His disciples were still confused and asked many questions and Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me. Just believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me. Anyone who believes in me will do the same things I have done.”
What Jesus was saying was that as long as we do His work and act like Jesus, we will find out way to heaven to be with our Father. The Holy Bible is our GPS; our guide to heaven. As long as we try our best to act like Jesus and to honor our Father by obeying the commandments, we will never lose our way. If we do the same things as Jesus did, we will have our place in heaven.
Heavenly Father, we thank you for sending your Son to provide the way to eternal life. Thank you for your Holy Word which will keep us on the right path in our journey through life. In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen.