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Adolescence
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Made in God’s Image
Let us make humankind in our image. (Gen. 1:26)
We are the clay, O Lord, and you are the potter. We are all the work of your hands. (Isaiah 64:8)
Do unto others as you would have them do to you. (Matt. 7:12)
Our hearts are restless, O God, until they rest in you. (St. Augustine)
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Journey into adolescence
• What is puberty?• What does it mean to be an
adolescent?• Did you know that being an
adolescent takes work? And that you go through some very dramatic changes in e-v-e-r-y level of your life? No wonder you want to sleep late; it’s exhausting to be an adolescent!
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Developmental levels
• Physical• Intellectual• Spiritual• Emotional• SocialWe are relational, that is, created to be
social beings, to be in relationship with one another, so we can serve one another according to God’s plan for us.
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Developmental tasks of adolescence
Check the meter – where are you on these developmental tasks?
• Developing a capacity for friendship• Developing a healthy sexual identity• Developing a more mature parent-
child relationship
1 = So not there2-3 = Just started working on it4 = Nearly there5 = Got it covered
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Our longing for relationship
• Because we are human beings, we have desires and longings. What are some longings that you have experienced?
• How do these desires or longings make you feel? Happy? Sad? Depressed? Disappointed?
• Are you ever completely satisfied, or is there always a “missing piece?”
Shel Silverstein's The Missing Piece
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Reflection time
Reflection on “Missing Piece” • What do you think the author could be saying
about our need to be in friendship with other people? Is it possible to outgrow a friendship and have to “move on”? Has this happened to you recently? Describe how you felt or would feel if this happened.
• Has your adolescent journey shown you that there is always a “missing piece” that needs to be fulfilled? What desires or longings are you trying to fulfill in your life right now?