Discerning what is truly beautiful literally saves lives! Can you figure out what this story is really about? Look deeper to see how God blesses us with obstacles in our lives to lead us to true beauty and life beyond our grandest imagining. Click over to the full Family Conquest. The “To Do” activity in the Wrapping It Up section asks families to share with each other some stories about how the beauty of someone’s else virtue touched you. (i.e. someone helped you, supported you, encouraged you, complimented you, cared for you, was patient with you, etc.)
Listen to the following story. It’s fantastic!
Spiritual Nuggets for Family Discussion
Open with a prayer.
(i.e. a Glory Be, or Our Father, or Hail Mary, or ‘Jesus, Mary, Joseph, we love You! Save souls!’)
- It was in the way and messing up the plans he had for beautifying the garden.
- God challenged Borin to grow in the virtues of trust and patience.
- Virtues beautify the soul, which is far more important than beautifying anything else.
Here are 3 clues:
- Think of something which is like new, unique colors, and is created in the world every day.
- Think about what the word Borin sounds like.
- If you know Spanish, what Spanish word does “Cinta” sound like?
- Answers:
- Borin sounds like “Born.”
- Cinta is similar to the Spanish word “Encinta”, which means to be pregnant.
- Borin represents all of us who are born and Cinta represents a new life.
- This story is an allegory for pregnancy, abortion, trusting God’s plans, and forgiveness.
Close with a prayer.
*****Please comment below and share a little something about how it went with your kids or what they liked.
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