{"id":394,"date":"2020-07-13T18:55:10","date_gmt":"2020-07-13T18:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themadeleine.edu\/site\/?page_id=394"},"modified":"2020-08-19T03:51:58","modified_gmt":"2020-08-19T03:51:58","slug":"earthkeepers-week-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/themadeleine.edu\/site\/earthkeepers-week-3\/","title":{"rendered":"EARTH KEEPERS, Week 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

We Use Just What We Need<\/h2>\n

Today we are going to focus on distinguishing wants and needs, contentment with what we have, knowing when enough is enough, wise use of the gifts of creation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Scriptural Focus<\/h3>\n

Each gathered just what he or she needed.\u00a0 (Exodus 16:18)<\/em><\/p>\n

Reader<\/strong>:\u00a0 <\/span>Sections of reading can be divided up to be read by those present.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\"\"God’s people were traveling a long way through a desert, where they were very hungry and unhappy.\u00a0 God spoke to Moses, “I will rain down bread from heaven.\u00a0 Each day the people should gather just enough for their families to eat that day.\u00a0 Tell them they must not save it, except on the sixth day, so they can rest every seventh day.<\/span><\/p>\n

Moses told the people that God would provide for them.\u00a0 The next morning, everyone awoke to a miracle:\u00a0 all around them small, white wafers lay on the ground.\u00a0 These were round and tasted sweet.\u00a0 They called it “manna”, which means, “WHAT IS THIS STUFF?”<\/span><\/p>\n

“This is the bread God has promised!” Moses said.\u00a0 “Take just what you need for today.\u00a0 Only on the sixth day, take enough for two days so we can have a day of rest on the seventh day.”<\/span><\/p>\n

The hungry people began gathering this miraculous bread.\u00a0 Some took large amounts, some small, but they all had the right amount for their families.<\/span><\/p>\n

Some ignored Moses’ instructions and saved some of the bread.\u00a0 In the morning, they found this manna was full of worms!<\/span><\/p>\n

Moses was not happy with them.\u00a0 They had not trusted that God would provide for them the next day.\u00a0 God did not send them more bread each day for a long time to come.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Manna Song [click to play<\/a>]<\/h5>\n
Worms in the Bread [click to play<\/a>]<\/h5>\n

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Questions for sharing, reflection, and journaling:<\/h3>\n

Take a few quiet moments to think about what you heard and your response to these question<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n