1. Grade 7: The Story of Jesus Lesson 3.1
V: Blessed be the name of the Lord
R: Now and forever!

2. Memorare Test: Nov. 16 Remember, O ..., that never ….
that anyone who ...,
implored ...,
or sought ...
was ....
Inspired by ...,
I fly ..,
O ..., my ...;
to thee ..., before ...,
sinful ...
O Mother ..., despise ..., but in thy mercy ... Amen.

3. Your Task: Create your Parable to explain the Simile You created about the KOG
Your Parable must Include:
A simile that compares the kingdom to something in our modern world that people can relate to
A 3-10 sentence story that develops the lesson behind the simile
Symbolism that represents the message

4. How to Write a Parable:
Think of the lesson that you want to teach with your simile
All are called to be part of the Kingdom, but in the end, the good/faithful will be sorted from the bad/faithless
We must love our faith and live out our faith if we want to be close to God and get into heaven
We must be willing to give up our attachment to sin (devil, flesh, world) to get into Heaven
Example
Simile: The KOG is like a Spam Filter.
Think of the lesson that you want to teach with your simile
All are called to be part of the Kingdom, but in the end, the good/faithful will be sorted from the bad/faithless

5. How to Write a Parable: Example Simile: The KOG is like a Spam Filter.
2. Ask yourself, can my simile teach that lesson?
No--A spam filter won’t work because it isn’t what accepts all the s
REVISION: The KOG is like an account
2. Ask yourself, can my simile teach that lesson?
Yes --move on to next step
No.
Think of a new simile OR
Think of a new lesson

6. How to Write a Parable: Example
Simile: The KOG is like an account.
3. Come up with a story that explain the lesson using your simile
3. Come up with a story that explain the lesson using your simile
The KOG is like an account. When s are sent to my account, all of them come in--the good s that I want, and the junk s that I don’t want. The Spam Filter then sorts the good s from the bad s. It send the good from people who actually know me to my inbox and sends the junk from people who don’t know me to the trash can.

7. How to Write a Parable:
4. Interpret the symbols that are used in your parable.
Example
Simile: The KOG is like an account.
account= KOG/Heaven/the Church
s= all the people on earth/members of the Church
Good s= the faithful Bad s= the unfaithful
Spam Filter= the angels sorting the good from the bad at the end of time
Inbox= Heaven, where the faithful/good people go
Trash= Hell, where the unfaithful/bad go