8+Grade+Journal+Questions

=These Prompt Questions Were Typed By //Andrew Diedrich//= //These Questions have been typed because of difficulty in the pdf system that was not working properly.// //These questions are for the third and forth quarter.// =8th Grade Journal Questions=

=**Journal Prompt #1**= 1. Create a colorful introduction page with the title: My Faith Journal. 2. Include religious objects (examples: cross, Bible, chalice, bread, wine, wheat stalks, palm leaves, church icons, etc.) 3. On the following page, complete a one page essay explaining what the following statement means to you. “May you experience the truth that he, Christ, looks upon you with love!” Think About That Looks are a powerful thing. The way someone looks at you sends all kinds of messages to you. You know the difference between someone who looks at you with love or care or concern and someone who looks at you with dislike or anger or envy. Well, Jesus looks at you with love every day!
 * 3rd Quarter**- Using your //“Faith Journal”//

=**Journal Prompt #2**= In a one page response, explain the following quote from Mother Teresa- “Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.”

=**Journal Prompt #3**= who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give rest.” When you’re so tired you can hardly stand, doesn’t it feel wonderful when you finally get to sink into your own bed? Your body relaxes; your breathing slows; your bones just seem to melt into the mattress. And you rest. Just as your body gets tired, so does your spirit. Trying to do the right thing can really wear you out sometimes, especially if everyone around you is doing what’s wrong. Sometimes you just need a break. Come to me. Lift up your hands in prayer to Me. Lie back and rest in My Presence. Take a deep breath of My Peace. I will refresh you and give you the strength to keep going. Write the verse from Matthew shown above in your journal and explain in a one page essay how you find rest and peace in your life.
 * //Then Jesus said//**, “come to me, all of you
 * -Matthew 11:28**

=**Journal Prompt #4**= Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. Look up the above verses in your Bible and write them into your journal. Then write a full page journal entry using the words from Paul’s Letter to the Corinthians describing how you perform deeds of love within your family, school, and community. Illustrate the margins of the page with color images/graphics relating to LOVE.\
 * //1 Corinthians 13:4-8//**

=**Journal Prompt #5**= //I Will Never Disappoint You// //Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts.// You live in a world that is constantly changing. Soon you will be graduating from the school you have known for years. Nothing-and no one—ever stays the same. The weather changes, you grow taller, your friendships change, your relationship with your parents changes, people move away, interests change…and on and on. Not only does this world change, but it is a world filled with sin. The people around you are going to make mistakes. Your feelings will get hurt. You are going to mess up. If you count on this world-or the people in it-to make you happy and give you peace, sooner or later you will be disappointed. True, never ending Peace can come only from God. Create a prayer of at least six sentences asking God to fill your heart with his Love and Peace. He will never disappoint you = = =**Journal Prompt #6**= //**Psalm 63:9** (Write the verse from your Bible)// //“The more you cling to Jesus the more capable you// //will become of being close to one another.”// Pope John Paul II World Youth Day XII Think About That “Cling to Jesus.” Now that’s an interesting description of what we ought to do. Imagine an image of “clinging to Jesus” coming to you. What feelings does that image produce in you? Does it feel good to cling to Jesus? Directions: 1. Title your essay Journal Prompt #6. 2. Title and write the above psalm below your prompt title. 3. Include the words of Pope John Paul II stated above. 4. Write a 5 sentence response to the two questions. = = =**Journal Prompt #7** (Computer Lab Entry)= //A Joy No One Can Steal// //Now you are sad. But I will see you again and you will be happy. And no one will take// //away your joy.// How is that possible? Through Me. When you spend a few minutes every day just sitting quietly with Me, I can give you the power to face your problems with a smile. You will begin to see your struggles as I see them. I will help you decide what is important and what is not. And I will fill your mind with Peace and Joy that no one can take away from you. I have already overcome the troubles of this world, and I will help you do the same with your problems. Make a copy of this entry using ckmsreligion.wikispaces.com. In the space below write an essay explaining how God helps you get through the tough times. If the computer lab is available, create a single spaced full page journal entry. Staple your “printed” page to your Journal.
 * //Colossians 3:15//**
 * //John 16:22//**

=**Journal Prompt #8**= Just as a body without a spirit is dead, so also faith in God without works is dead. James 2:26 In a full page journal entry, explain what this verse means to you. Also explain what “works” you do to enrich your Spirit and keep your faith in God. Using colored pencils or markers or crayons, draw symbols of those “works” in the margin of your journal entry. = = =**Journal Prompt #9**= //I Speak to You in Love// Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. Romans 8:1 This world is full of voices. Often they are harsh and hurtful. They say, “You should have done better”; “You really messed up this time”; and “You just don’t have what it takes.” They can crush you and make you feel worthless. These voices are not from Me. Even when you make a mistake, I don’t reject you or shame you. I speak words of love and forgiveness. I lift you up and tell you the truth. And the truth is that you do have what it takes, because I live in you. Listen to My voice and then let Me speak through you. When you find yourself in a tough situation, pause for a minute and let Me give you the words to say. Hasty words leave no room for Me. Let Me use your words to lift up those around you. In a one page reflective essay explain a situation you have experienced where you felt rejected and shamed. What words could you have used to lift up yourself and others around you?
 * //Write the following verse in your journal://**

=**Journal Prompt #10 Getting Rid of the Weeds**= Write the following Scripture verse from your Bible in your journal: 2 Corinthians 4:17. Be sure to label your verse with the book, chapter and verse. I promise to meet all of your needs. And while you may not realize it, your greatest need is for My Peace. I am the Gardner of your heart, planting seeds in peace. But the world also tosses in seeds. These seeds grow into weeds of pride, worry and selfishness. If these weeds aren’t ripped out quickly, they will choke out all your peace. Get rid of those weeds in different ways. Sometimes, when you sit quietly in prayer, My Light shines on the weeds and they shrivel up. But other times, I use troubles to encourage you to trust Me. And that trust kills the weeds. So thank Me for troubles, as well as joys. Because I use them both to make your heart My Garden of Peace. Reflect on both the Bible verse above and the succeeding paragraphs, write a one page reflection of how you could use troubles to build trust in God and kill those weeds. = = =**Journal Prompt #11 Even When You Don’t Understand**= Read and write into your journal Isaiah 6:3 Every day, every minute, every second, I want you to be filled with thankfulness-not with complaining. I am the Creator and the Controller of all the universe. Heaven and earth are filled with my Glory. When you complain, you are saying that you think you could run the world better than I do. Things will happen that you don’t understand. You ask ”why?” and “why not?” But you do not know all the things that I know. You can only see today. I can see yesterday, today, and forever- all at the same time. I know how everything fits together. Have faith in Me and trust that I will take care of your. Be thankful and praise Me-even when you don’t understand. Write a reflection following the Bible verse from Isaiah of some situation you have been in recently where you complained. Explain how you think you could have run the situation better. Then reflect on how instead of complaining you could give God praise and thanksgiving.

=**Journal Prompt #12**= Write the following psalm in you’re your journal: Let everything that has breath praise the Lord! Psalm 150:6 Write a 6 line psalm of your own that relates to praising the Lord. Create a colorful border around your psalm.