Hey all! :) Here is my Life And Dignity Of The Human Person talk :) This amazing church that we belong to has 7 different social teachings that you will learn about this week at camp, one of my “favorites” that I feel passionate about is the Life and Dignity Of Human Person. The definition of this social teaching is:
We as Catholics believe that the dignity of the human person starting from conception through to natural death. They believe that human life must be valued infinitely above material possessions.
To break this down a little more, everyone should be respected and treated equally, loved for who they are, just as Christ loves us. Our wonderful maker, God loves us so much too that He created us in HIS own image! In Genesis 1 it talks about how God created this world, the main part that I think is amazing is that in Genesis 1:27 it says “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.” Now picture this…. Say every time you looked at someone you saw Jesus’ face! Would you treat them with respect and love? Or would you turn the other cheek? Like the Bible says everyone is created in HIS image, so as much as we love God and Jesus and they love us why not share that love with other people?! Ahh ha you see where I am going now?!
Now I just want to leave you with an amazing verse that talks about how much Jesus loves each and every one of us, and how he knew how precious and special our life is, before even our parents did!
"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations." Jeremiah 1:5
Woah sweet huh!?! Seeing that Christ loves us so much, why not share that love with everyone else?! Show everyone they are special in His eyes, and respect and honor their dignity as a Child Of God.
God Bless,
Ashley
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July 11, 2010
Life And Dignity Of The Human Person
Hey all!! :)
So I am working on a talk to give tomorrow for our first day of Middle School Day Camp! I am so excited to be a leader for the 2nd year! :)
My talk is on the Catholic Social Teaching- Life and Dignity of the Human Person. Something that I feel pretty passionate about! Right now its hard for me beacause its hard to approach the subject with middle schoolers. I want to make sure they feel well respected for their age, and at the same time make this talk something they can understand and "relate" to. And Man is it tough!!!!!! I have no idea what I am going to say, right now Im givin' it to the Holy Spirit! Please speak through me as I write this out!
Some facts that I found, which made me sick to my stomach....
"There were 200,420 abortions among 15–19-year-olds in 2006.[9]
•Twenty-seven percent of pregnancies among 15–19-year-olds ended in abortion in 2006. [9]
•The reasons teens give most frequently for having an abortion are concern about how having a baby would change their lives, inability to afford a baby now and feeling insufficiently mature to raise a child.[14]
•As of January 2010, 34 states require that a minor seeking an abortion involve her parents in the decision.[15]
•Six in 10 minors who have abortions do so with at least one parent's knowledge. The great majority of parents support their daughter's decision to have an abortion.[16]"
How sad and heart-wretching is that?!? :( :( Oh goodness.... :(
I'd like to leave you these verses that I feel shows and gives proof to honoring the life and diginity of the human person...
"Then God said: "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness." Genesis 1:26
"God created man in his image; in the diving nimage he created him; male and female he created them." Genesis 1:27
Please leave your comments and suggestions on his topic and my talk!! :) Greatly Appreciated!!
God Bless,
Ashley :)
So I am working on a talk to give tomorrow for our first day of Middle School Day Camp! I am so excited to be a leader for the 2nd year! :)
My talk is on the Catholic Social Teaching- Life and Dignity of the Human Person. Something that I feel pretty passionate about! Right now its hard for me beacause its hard to approach the subject with middle schoolers. I want to make sure they feel well respected for their age, and at the same time make this talk something they can understand and "relate" to. And Man is it tough!!!!!! I have no idea what I am going to say, right now Im givin' it to the Holy Spirit! Please speak through me as I write this out!
Some facts that I found, which made me sick to my stomach....
"There were 200,420 abortions among 15–19-year-olds in 2006.[9]
•Twenty-seven percent of pregnancies among 15–19-year-olds ended in abortion in 2006. [9]
•The reasons teens give most frequently for having an abortion are concern about how having a baby would change their lives, inability to afford a baby now and feeling insufficiently mature to raise a child.[14]
•As of January 2010, 34 states require that a minor seeking an abortion involve her parents in the decision.[15]
•Six in 10 minors who have abortions do so with at least one parent's knowledge. The great majority of parents support their daughter's decision to have an abortion.[16]"
How sad and heart-wretching is that?!? :( :( Oh goodness.... :(
I'd like to leave you these verses that I feel shows and gives proof to honoring the life and diginity of the human person...
"Then God said: "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness." Genesis 1:26
"God created man in his image; in the diving nimage he created him; male and female he created them." Genesis 1:27
Please leave your comments and suggestions on his topic and my talk!! :) Greatly Appreciated!!
God Bless,
Ashley :)
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