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Discussion ideas for children and young people
Martha and Mary were very sad when their brother died. They asked Jesus to help.
- Have you ever felt really sad? Who did you go to for help?
- How can you help other people when they are feeling very sad?
- Have you ever known of a close friend or family person dying? How did people cope? What did they say and do?
- How can Jesus help us when we are sad?
For young people
Many TV programmes, films and books feature the death of characters. You might like to pick up on a recent death in a popular soap such as Neighbours or EastEnders, and reflect with your group about how death affects a community.
- How did the programme present the death of a character?
- How did other characters react?
- How do you see the other characters supporting each other?
- Have any of the characters found it hard to cope?
- Have you any experiences of this kind of loss that you feel able to talk about?
- How could we support each other through these very hard times?
- Why do you think some people get better from serious illness and others don’t?
- Have there been times when you have felt incredibly sad, as though you are grieving for something or someone you have lost?
- How can you support each other through these times?