Dear Parents and Family,
This week at Edge, your child got to experience an escape room where his or her small group completed a series of challenges to “escape” their assigned spaces and earn prizes. The teaching shared how God gave Moses and the Israelites the Ten Commandments, explaining that they are steps toward true freedom and love and are relevant to us today. The youth then discussed the teaching in small groups. At the end of the Edge Night, your son or daughter created a bookmark to reflect on the commandment he or she hopes to better follow.
Main Ideas:
- The Ten Commandments came directly from God, not as punishments but as steps toward true freedom.
- Christ and the Church reaffirm that living out the Ten Commandments is the best way to love God, our neighbors, and ourselves.
- Because the Ten Commandments speak to deep moral truths, they can never be outdated or irrelevant.
Catechism Reference: “The word ‘Decalogue’ means literally ‘ten words.’ God revealed these ‘ten words’ to his people on the holy mountain. They were written ‘with the finger of God,’ unlike the other commandments written by Moses. They are pre-eminently the words of God. They are handed on to us in the books of Exodus and Deuteronomy. Beginning with the Old Testament, the sacred books refer to the ‘ten words,’ but it is in the New Covenant in Jesus Christ that their full meaning will be revealed.” (CCC 2056)
Scripture Reference: “Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. The commandments, ‘You shall not commit adultery, You shall not kill, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,’ and any other commandment, are summed up in this sentence, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.” (Romans 13:8-10)
Family Reflection Questions:
- Why are the Ten Commandments so important?
- How do the Ten Commandments help us to follow God?
- What commandment did you want to work on following this week?