Worship

Let Your Light Shine;

on everyone, everywhere, everyday

We aim to help every child:

Let our Light Shine (Matthew 5:16)

on everyone, everywhere, everyday

 

(Matthew 5:16)

The first part of our vision is from Matthew 5:16 in the bible.  “In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.”  We feel it is vital for our children to let their lights shine in so many ways in school but also to help others’ lights shine.  This is why we have included everyone, everywhere, everyday to show children how it is important to shine in many different ways.

Shining on everyone is about the ways in which we live out our school values in school and with others in our local and global communities.

Letting our light shine everywhere is about making sure we share and show our school values wherever we are, whether this is in school or outside in our local communities.

We also think it is important that children let their light shine everyday in lots of different ways, sharing good with the world.

Theological Roots

The phrase “let your light shine” comes from the Bible, specifically from the book of Matthew chapter 5 verse 16, in which Jesus says, “In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.”

This is Jesus encouraging his followers to live in a way that is exemplary and that brings honour to God, so that others may see their good deeds and be drawn to God. In other words, they should be a good influence on others, and by doing so they will show the love and grace of God to the people around them.

In school, we have a reflection area that is linked to our image of a flame/candle/star/sun, Children are able to focus on our school value and reflect in our box.  We then share these reflections in our weekly worships.