Greetings and Opening Prayer:
Third:
question the young group on how we can react to the same situation and how to argue about the existence of God.
Fourth:
The spiritist teacher will place three glasses of water on the table – one with sugar, a glass with salty water and a glass with pure water. Volunteers should drink from them and discover the taste of the water in the three glasses). We too can’t see God but we can feel it.
Final prayer should be performed by a young volunteer
First: Integration:
young people should be encouraged to participate in the following ministries:
Ministry of Communications: responsible for giving warnings/news. This person must have the telephone numbers and addresses of all members of the Youth Group;
Ministry of Public Relations: responsible for organizing and reporting on visits to the asylum;
Ministry of celebrations: this person must remind the birthdays of all group members as well as important dates related to Spiritism (Allan Kardec’s birthday, the day The Spirits’ Book was launched, etc.);
Ministry of Elevation: this person is responsible for reporting phrases and thoughts that inspire and uplift the Spirit;
Ministry of Literature: this person will present suggestions of books and articles to the rest of the group;
Ministry of Information: responsible for organizing and maintaining the Youth Group’s Wall.
Second:
improvise a puppet show:
Act I: Girl tells a fact that occurred and mentions God. The boy mocks her, claiming it’s silly to believe in God.
Act II: Girl tells the boy the story called "The existence of God" by Chico Xavier/Meimei, which is found here below.
[History "The Existence of God"]
[Suggested text to be distributed to the adolescents]
Suggested reading:
The Spirits’ Book, questions 1-9, The Genesis According to Spiritism, Chapter II, items I to VII.
Spiritist Teachers: Letícia, Richard and Débora.
Translation: Carolina von Scharten, London, linked to BUSS - The British Union of Spiritist Societies.