EDUCATION OF OUR

CONSCIENCE

Traveling and Come Home Safety• John is travelling, he went for a long journey.

1. What does he need to come home safety?a) He has to know the way… have a map.b) He has to look for the way on the map.c) Then he has to follow the map and all the road sings.

2. What can sidetrack him?• Exciting things.. A town.. A mountain.., a lake…

3. If he gets lost, whom would he ask and to whom he listen?• Someone who knows… and can be trusted..• John would call his family— maybe every day!— to stay in touch.• They encourage him, love him and wait for him.

FOLLOW THE MAP TO ARRIVE SAFELY

• To arrive safely, he will have to drive on the right side of the road… a) Stop at the signals.. He would look out for others to avoid

accidents…b) He would be wise not to “insists on his rights” on the

road, or else he could get hurt more easily.c) He would read and believe the road signs. d) He would be careful in a storm… in a fog he cannot see the

road clearly.

• Would John stop following the map when things are “uncomfortable” or hard?

• Would he complain and be sorry for himself? Maybe.• But if he really wants to get home to his family,

he would go on!

WE ARE ON A JOURNEY• We are all on a journey, together!• God thought of you, and He loved

you long before you were even born!• He wanted to create you • His love sends you on the journey of life.• He wants you to have a good and happy

life!• He wishes with all his heart that

you would keep coming home to the Family of God,• where you will be so happy that you

cannot even imagine!

Ten Commandments• God gave us a “map” for the journey, THE COMMANDMENTS• We know them and we are grateful for them; they are guide for our

happiness.• But many people have never heard of them– or forgot them!

• (Com-mandare in Latin means to send with something, not empty-handed)

• God gave us something much better than a built-in radar system:

• It is like a “receiver” in our hearts, a direct line to God, open all the time.

• Have you ever heard of “the little voice inside of you?” it is telling us, • “Go ahead and be kind… help this person…• don’t’ let your friend down… • smile, don’t frown…”

• And when you listened to the little voice, you were happy you did!

CONCIENCE• Everyone has a direct line to God• If everyone followed it,

a) we would all look for each other b) and we would all safely get home to the Family of

God.• This voice inside of us has a name; It is

called CONSCIENCE.• CON in Latin or Spanish means “together with” • SCIENCE MEANS “Knowing”

• We all know something together!• Each of us really know deep down in our heart

when something is right or wrong.

God Sends Us a Angel

• God sends us a special friend to help us to hear and follow is voice: our Guardian angel.• “ANGEL” means “messenger”• He is God’s messenger to protect and guard us

from harm and sadness and danger.• Sometimes we are hard of hearing and

don’t listen to our conscience.• Why? We confuse the loving voice of God

in our hearts with another voice!

The Enemy of Love, Happiness & Truth

• There is another voice that tells us lies: “God doesn’t want you to be happy… to have fun… Listen to ME! I will tell you what makes you happy. Take another road! Don’t follow those rules! Don’t look out for others!

• Does this other voice remind you of someone? • The Fallen Angel, the enemy of God: The

enemy of Love, Happiness and truth,• He is the Devil: This is how he deceive Adam

and Eve.

How to learn to Listen1.How can we learn to listen? Have you ever

tried to talk to people and they didn’t listen because they never stop talking?a) Be quiet in your heart and listen.b) Ask God and your Guardian Angel to open you ears,c) Jesus opened the ears of the deaf. He can open the

ears of your heart, too!2.What kinds of noises are around us? • The radio all the time..• Television.. Movies, videos.. The wrong crowd…

3.What are they telling us? • very often, they are telling us to get off the right

road… not even think of our journey to the Family of God

Following the Voice of Our Conscience

1. How can we tell if we followed the voice of our conscience, the voice of God?• If you love God and want him to be your best Friend, and you

decide to say or do something, your Guardian Angel will help you!• If you did listen to your conscience you will be:

• Peaceful -not disturbed• Happy -not worried• Loving -not afraid• Open -not hiding

2. What if many people around you don’t follow the “map” on their journey,

• and you can see that they are not coming closer to the Family of God,— would you follow them??

• Some times we do; because we neglect to listen our Conscience.

Get Back On the Right Road to God• How can we get back on the right road to God?

1. Tell God you are sorry, as soon as you noticed that you did or said something wrong, and He forgives you any time you ask, but be sincere!

2.Got to confession as soon as you can, to seal your apology formally.

3. In every confession and communion, Jesus gives you more strength! And Jesus gives you more Grace through the power of the Holy Spirit.

• So don’t ever give up on yourself!

God is talking to Us in Our Conscience

• What is God saying to us trough the voice of our conscience?• Let us be quiet,• Let each of us here listen to the voice in your hearts.

• This coming week, stop and quiet at least 3 times a day, listen the voice of your conscience.a) When you walk to school…b) Or before you turn on the radio..c) Or when you go to your room.• What does it ask us now? Listen carefully…

Jesus Shows us the Way• How good God the Father is: He sent

Jesus, His Son to show us the way!• Jesus said,• “I am the way, the truth and the life!

• and whenever we get tired on our journey then Jesus invites us: • “Come to me when you are burdened. I will

refresh you.”

• (sometime we get tire of doing good and listening to our conscience), But don’t give up on yourself.

Listen to God through Your Conscience