Admit It When You are Wrong

Be watchful, stand firm in your faith, be courageous, be strong.
1 Corinthians 16:13 (RSV)

Props: pieces of broken glass in a dustpan, paper bag

Have helpers act out a scene of accidentally breaking a vase.

There will be times in your life when you make mistakes and are wrong about things. One of the most courageous things you can do is admit you are wrong. Courage is facing trouble without running away. (Show pieces of glass in dustpan). Look at this broken vase. What would you do if you had just broken the vase and your mom would be home in 5 minutes? You could hide the pieces in a paper bag and throw them away. (Show paper bag). You could blame it on the cat or dog or you brother or sister. Courage would be to face your mom and tell her the truth without hiding anything. Any wimp can hide. Any wimp can lie. It takes someone of real courage to admit the truth and face the trouble without running away. Learn to be a boy or girl of courage. Don’t be afraid to admit that you’re wrong and say you are sorry.