What is Jesus’ peace like?
- "Having love."
- "Heaven."
- "The Cross."
- "It's like the Kingdom of God, like the little seed that grows and grows into the big tree."
The elementary children return to the Gestures, again pondering what is signified through these movements. In reflecting on the fraction rite, the breaking of a small piece from the Host and placing it into the chalice, and the distribution of the Eucharist to the people gathered to receive, shown by breaking the one Host into pieces, a 2nd grader commented...
- "It's like the Sign of Peace. We share it and it makes us one. Here it's the same - we share His peace but this time we eat it!"