Bourne Abbey Church of England Primary Academy
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Developing Our Spirituality at Bourne Abbey
At Bourne Abbey C of E Primary Academy we are given the opportunity to ask ‘Big Questions’ and reflect on the essential inherent meaning and mystery of life around us. We feel empowered to discover and contemplate the awe and wonder all around us within our world and even beyond. Because we are spiritual people and philosophical thinkers, we put some of our ‘Big Questions’ to Reverend Neil Griffiths, from the parish of Colsterworth and Woolsthorpe, who gave us some incredible answers.
Reverend Neil said “Big and serious questions deserve big and serious answers and I’ve got some big answers for you today!”. Reverend Neil explained, “I want you to imagine, just for a minute, that there are five different vicars stood here answering these questions today. If we were to ask each one of them your questions, we would almost certainly get five different answers for each question. For each one, there are so many different views on what the answer should be but what I say today is what I think, and sometimes it may even surprise you! You don’t have to agree with me, but hopefully what I have to say will help you consider what you do think.”
The children asked Reverend Neil over 25 questions but below is a selection of some that they wanted to discover more about:
- How did God make small intricate details like finger-prints and make them all unique? Bryany
- Was there anything before God? Isaac
- If God loves us, why can’t God just remove the sin we have now? Rylee
- Why doesn’t the Bible mention the dinosaurs? Chloe
We thoroughly enjoyed our big question and answer session with Reverend Neil and it certainly has given us a lot to think about!
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