b'Emphasize with the children that each one of them is unique, and no one else can do what they can do. Remind them that only they can show the love of God to their friends and neighbors. No one else can show the love of God as they can! No one else can make the choices that they can maketo make things better around them, or to make things worse. As disciples of Jesus, their job is to make things better! Through various communication tools, encourage families to think of themselves as a family of disciples, following Jesus together. Keep families aware of available opportunities to live out the teachings of Christ in everyday life. The word disciple comes from a Greek word meaning to listen. As disciples of Christ and members of his Church, we are a community of listeners. We listen to Christ, we listen to one another, we listen to parents, we listen to children. And they, we hope, listen to us as well. We become disciples by becoming listeners and learners together under the loving gaze of Christ, our Teacher.For he is with [us] always, to the end of the age (Matthew 28:20). The quotations from Scripture in this article are taken from The Catholic Childrens Bible,Good News Translation (Todays English Version, Second Edition). Copyright1992 by the American Bible Society. All rights reserved. Bible text from the Good News Translation (GNT) is not to be reproduced in copies or otherwise by any means except as permitted in writing by the American Bible Society, 1865 Broadway, New York, NY 10023 (www.americanbible.org). Subscribe today!smp.org/inspire 13'