SERA Cycle 2 Introduction and Courses

Project n° 580247-EPP-1-2016-1-FR-EPPKA3-IPI-SOC-IN Activity 7 Activity 8 / Description Before the activity, weave a rope through a short obstacle course. This could be done indoors using simple furniture or other items. Display a picture of the Savior at the end of the obstacle course. Invite a learner to share with the group a short message about faith. Explain that this is a silent activity in which they must heed warnings and hold tightly to the rope. Tell them that one person will represent the voice of the Spirit, and let all the learner s hear that leader player’s voice. Guide each person to the beginning of the rope to complete the obstacle course while blindfolded. Have the leader representing the Spirit give wise directions for the others to follow (such as “step over the log” or “turn left”), and have other leaders attempt to deceive the learners by giving them bad directions. As the learner reach the end of the rope, remove each blindfold so they can see that they reached the Savior. After all have had a chance to participate, invite the youth to share their impressions of the activity and discuss what they learned about exercising their faith, listening to the Spirit, and enduring to the end. “ God, give us grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed, courage to change the things which should be changed, and the wisdom to distinguish the one from the other.” Reinhold Niebuhr