- Who would you say are the most important people in the world? (Answers will vary. Students may talk about leaders, royalty, celebrities, or scientists curing diseases. Encourage discussion rather than allowing them to simply reply “everyone is important.”)
- Have you ever felt less important than someone else? What made you feel that way? (Be prepared to share your own experience to get conversation going.)
In our world, we view some people as more important than others. We give important leaders and government officials special treatment. We want to meet celebrities and get our pictures taken with them. We subscribe to YouTubers who have millions of followers. And we hold high respect for doctors and scientists.
Even at your school or in your neighborhood, some kids may seem more important because of athletic ability, good grades, because they wear popular brand-name clothes, or have expensive things. At times, ordinary people who don’t have these things may seem less important, and we may treat them that way.
- Have you ever felt less important than someone else? What made you feel that way? (Be prepared to share your own experience to get conversation going.)
Let’s watch a video about a man in India who shows love to those others view as least important.
Share the following video [2:47]:
CNN: Feeding the hungry, nourishing the soul
- What are some of the things Narayanan does for those who are seen as unimportant by others? (Students may share that he feeds people three meals a day, he gives haircuts and shaves, he bathes people, he touches them and offers them affection.)
- What difference is he making in their lives? (Students may say that people are receiving food—physical nutrition—but also love and affection—mental nutrition. People are alive because of what Narayanan provides. He gives them hope.)
Most of us aren’t left to feel as unimportant as the people Narayanan serves, but every one of us has felt left out sometime. Let’s take a look at how Jesus views people and how we can follow His way in how we love others.
