Divine Intervention How we see and understand the

Divine Intervention How we see and understand the world around us Key Question. Is seeing believing? Starter Tasks. 1. Write the date, title and key question in exercise books. 2. Look at the pictures below. Note down what you see in the pictures.

Divine Intervention Homework. Find or draw pictures of things people (or you) believe in and explain why you think some people (or you) believe in these things. Aims of the Lesson; Target 1; To understand that things are not always exactly as they seem. Target 2; To reflect on why people believe things they cannot see. Outcomes of the lesson; • To have noted down things we believe in but haven’t seen. • To have noted down a definition of belief. • Through discussion, linked belief in things we cannot see to belief in God.

There was a man who spent his life longing to go to heaven. He spent hours everyday in deep meditation, contemplating heaven. When he died an angel took him on a conducted tour. The angel showed him majestic snow-capped mountains. He gazed transfixed at the sheer beauty of evening mists rising above tranquil lakes. He walked across lush green water meadows and stood on the banks of crystal clear streams. He skirted deep green woods and walked across miles of sandy beaches, and listened to the gentle music of the waves. One beautiful sight after another was revealed to him. The man was overwhelmed by the loveliness of it all. He whispered breathlessly to the angel: ‘How wonderful – so this is heaven!’ ‘No’, came the reply, ‘this is the world in which you lived and never saw. ’ 1. What is the meaning of this story? 2. What can we learn from this story? 3. Many people believe in heaven but have not seen it. Note down some things that you believe in but have not seen.

Key words. http: //www. michaelbach. de/ot/ Note down definitions for the following words; illusion, belief. Illusion; a misleading image, something that is not quite as it seems. Belief; something that people have faith in but cannot prove. Respond. What have I learnt and understood in this lesson? Respond to the task you will be given. Reflect. Look at the optical illusions and think about they could linked to views about God. how