***At the Beach
(Written to demonstrate peacemaking skills for our chapel)
(Chairs moved to make volleyball net. All class on each side of net.)
Noah: We’re going to win this. These girls aren’t that good anyway.
Boys: Ha, ha, ha! They’re going to totally lose!
Rosie: Hey, girls! Did you just hear those boys? What about we go tell our mom?
Girls: Yeah.
Rosie: Hey, Mom, those boys said we aren’t very good at volleyball.
Mom: Well, girls, have you thought about solving it yourselves yet?
Girls: Well, not quite yet.
Mom: Well, how about you go and try to solve the problem by using peacemaking, and if that doesn’t work, you may come right back to me.
Rosie: Hey, boys, why did you say mean things about us?
Noah: Because you girls are really bad at volleyball, and we beat you every time.
Rosie: How about we all have one whole practice together, and then we’ll be good both ways.
Boys: Awesome! Yeah!
Noah: And will you please forgive us for saying you are bad players? That was unkind of us.
Girls: Yes, we forgive you.
Rosie: Let’s practice a peacemaking Bible verse. Which are we going to do? Let’s do Proverbs 21:23. That sounds like a good idea. How about we practice it right now?
***All: Proverbs 21:23 “He who guards his mouth and his tongue keeps himself from calamity.”
Narrator: After they played the game of volleyball, the boy team won and after the boy team won, they all went out to dinner and celebrated.
All: Ephesians 4:32 “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.”