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CALL TO PRAYER:
The Girl Scout Promise
On my honor, I will try:
To serve God and my country,
To help people at all times,
And to live by the Girl Scout Law.
The Girl Scout Law
I will do my best to be honest and fair, friendly and helpful, considerate and caring, courageous and strong, and responsible for what I say and do, and to respect myself and others, respect authority, use resources wisely, make the world a better place, and be a sister to every Girl Scout.

Let’s take time to pause in silent thankfulness for a great day!
(pause 30 seconds) Let’s sing the Prayer of St. Francis.
THE TRULY WONDERFUL THINGS OF LIFE----------
A story is told about a teacher who had her students write down what they thought were the present "seven wonders of the world." Many different ideas were presented, but among those most often mentioned were the great pyramids in Egypt, the Taj Mahal in India, the Grand Canyon, the Panama Canal, and the Great Wall in China.
One student was having trouble with the assignment, so the teacher asked her to read her list. She said, "I'm having trouble because there are so many." She went on to say, "I think, the seven wonders of the world are to see, to hear, to touch, to taste, to smell, to laugh, and to love." She had discovered that the most precious things in life are not things that can be built with human hands or purchased at any price. The truly wondrous things of life are those things we overlook as simple and ordinary and take for granted.
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REFLECTION: in smaller groups
All our senses are given by God to make us more human and fulfilled in our life in God's creation. Laughing and loving are universal in their meaning among all peoples of the Earth. In what ways TODAY have you been seeing, hearing, feeling, tasting, and smelling familiar things in new ways to expand your experience of God's creation?
Choose a line from the Girl Scout Law— What guideline or example of Jesus is very similar.
Name a person who you think is a good example of living your faith and your promise. Why did you choose them?
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SHARING of IDEAS
Our Father, Hail Mary
PRAYER:
God, make my heart wide open to all the ways you connect me to your creation and to other people. I thank you for the wonderful ways you have created me in your image and likeness. Amen.
SONG: Canticle of the Sun