The Parable of Jesus, According to the St. Mark Confirmation Class

One of the great joys of ministry at St. Mark is teaching our confirmation students. This group of seventh and eighth graders meets every Wednesday to connect with one another and learn about faith, scripture, and life in the church. This year, our confirmation students have been working their way through the Bible. 

We recently moved into the New Testament, studying the story of Jesus and how it is told in the four gospels. Last week, Pastor Chad asked the confirmands to draw pictures of the most important moments in Jesus’ story. A few students drew crosses. One drew a nativity. Another drew a beautifully detailed depiction of the Last Supper. All of these moments and more are vital to Jesus’ story, as well as our faith, and it is amazing to see how different aspects of the story resonate with different people. How we tell a story says as much about us as it does about the events we attempt to describe.

This past Wednesday, the students and Pastor Katrina talked about Jesus’ parables. After the discussion, she asked the confirmands to write their own parable about Jesus. As they worked together to write the parable, she asked them if we could share their writing with the congregation, and so it is with their permission that we share “The Parable of Jesus, According to the St. Mark Confirmation Class.”

There was man, who name is Jesus, he was very compassionate. Some people like him, he had a group of friends but many people did not like him. He did not care about social class, he cared a lot for the lowly and the poor. He always accepted others but he was not always accepted. 

Even though he was hated, he loved everyone so much that he was crucified for everyone’s sin. But he came back! He proved to the people who hated him, that they were wrong. They now believe in him. 

Now people tell his story all the time.

How would you tell the story of Jesus in your own words? If you could only tell that story with a single sketch, what moment of his life would you draw?  

Peace,

Pastor Chad and Pastor Katrina