First Communion Prep Make-Up Work - March 23 Session

Do you know what the difference is between an accident, mistake and a sin?

An accident is something that happens not on purpose but it might hurt others.

A mistake is when we do something thinking we are doing the right thing but find out after it wasn’t the right thing to do.

A sin is when we do something on purpose that we know we shouldn’t do or when we don’t do something on purpose that we know we should do.

Read over the situations below and discuss:
Is this an accident, mistake, or sin?

Sam and Tony are best friends. They share video games, controllers and other things a lot. One day Tony was having his cousin over and needed another controller, he asked Sam if he could borrow one. Sam said yes. While Tony and his cousin are playing with the controllers, one of the buttons comes off. They try to put it back on but it is clearly broken. Tony feels really bad about this. Maybe if he glues it back on Sam won’t notice?

Did Tony commit a sin when the controller got broken?
Should Tony tell Sam about the broken button? 
Is this an accident, mistake or sin?
What if Tony glued it back on but wasn't truthful with Sam?

Olivia doesn’t like doing math because she doesn’t always understand the questions. One afternoon after lunch Olivia’s teacher surprises the class with a quiz. Olivia is very nervous that she won’t do well. She reads over the 10 questions and tries her best. When they are done they go over the answers. Olivia has 6 wrong. She is embarrassed because it seems that everyone else in the class has done better than her. She is afraid to tell her parents. She doesn’t want to disappoint them.

Did Olivia commit a sin when she got 6 answers wrong?
Do you think God would be disappointed with her?
Is this an accident, mistake or a sin?

You are sitting at the dinner table and you go to reach for something and knock over your glass of milk.

Is this an accident, mistake or sin?

You go to the park with your parents, you see some kids making fun of a boy who doesn’t know how to ride a bike.    

Do you offer to go over and help him ride the bike?
Do you walk away and pretend you didn’t see this?
Do you join in and make fun of him, geez, riding a bike is easy!
Which one of these solutions is a sin?

A) Failing a Test: Mistake
B) Milk: Accident
C) Let's Share: Accident, unless we lie and tell Tony nothing happened everything is fine. That would be a sin.
D) The Park: Obviously joining in and making fun of him is a sin, but walking away and pretending you didn't see this is also a sin of omission, because we didn't do the right thing.