UNIT 4:PEACE AND JUSTICE
Key unit competence:
A learner will be able to show activities of love and humilityin building inner peace.
Introductory activity
Story
Read this story and answer the following questions:
Karabo and Kamali are pupils studying together in grade
three. Karabo was the first in the class, and kamali was the
second. Kamali was annoyed because karabo was the first
in the class. When they met each other by the well, kamali
poured out karabo’s water because she got more marks than
him. When they came back to school, they toldtheirteacher
about it. The teacher resolved their conflict, and they were
united. And now they stay together in peace and they helpothers.
1. Who are main characters in this story?
2. What made Kamali annoyed?
3. When you have conflict with your neighbour, how do you
resolve it?
4. Who helped kamali and karabo to be united and live inpeace?
4.1 Meaning of peace and justice
Activity 4.1Observe this picture below and answer the following questions:
1. Mention the differences between these people.
2. Have you ever seen similar people?
3. If some one offends you and doesn’t ask for forgiveness what can you do?
4. What is justice?
5. What are activities that people can do to maintain peace?6. What is the connection between peace and justice?
What is Justice?Justice is giving everyone what he has right to, on due time and fighting against injustice.
PEACE
“Lord you establish peace for us all that we have accomplished
you have done for us” (Isaiah 26:12).
“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give
to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled
and do not be afraid” (John 14:27).
PEACE is when you are fine without any problem and without
causing problem to others
Application activity 4.1
1. Fill in these sentences using words from Bible:
a. I leave with you; my peace I give you.
b. Christian gets peace from ............... who created
him.
2. What is Justice?
3. Choose the best way we can get peace:
a. By fighting
b. By prayingc. By having much money.
4.2. Conflict solving
Activity 4.2Observe these pictures below and answer the following questions:
1. What are people in the first picture doing?
2. How are the people in the second picture?3. Why do people fight?
People living together can have misunderstanding and querel. These can provoke conflict. When the problem is not resolved it causes lack of peace. But they can be reconciled by themselves or another person can intervene and help in reconciliation. God wants us to be in peace without querel. Wherever we are we need to avoid all kinds of peace disturbance.
Some causes of conflict:
a. Anger
b. Grudge
c. Gluttonery
d. Heart hardness
e. Nepotism
Ways of conflict resolution:
a. Peace talks
b. Reconciliation
c. Court assistance
d. Mediatione. counselling
Application activity 4.2
1. Mention three things that can cause conflict
2. If I have a conflict with my colleagues what should we
do to resolve it?
3. Do we try to ask for forgiveness and reconcile when
we disappoint one another?4. What should I do when my neighbors have conflict?
Activity 4.3
Observe these pictures below and answer the followingquestions:
1. What are the people in first picture doing?
2. Do families in the second picture live in peace?3. What are the characteristics of a family living in peace?
“Lord you establish peace for us; all that we have accomplished you have done for us” (Isaiah 26:12).“But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you” (Matthew 5:44)
.• God is the true source of peace and he wants us to live in peace with everyone.
• Jesus recommends us to love all people: young, elderly, friends and enemies.
• In order to live in peace with everyone and promote justice, people should have moral values. Among them there is:
-Love
-Truth
-Patience
-Forgiveness
-Compassion
- Union
- Impartiality
- Humility
- Respect- Not revenge
Application activity 4.3
1. How does God want us to live with everyone?
2. Whom does Jesus recommend us to love?
3. What moral values that characterize people living in
peace with everyone?
4. What should you do in order to promote moral valuesat school, at home and in neighbor's?
4.4. Connection between peace and justice
Activity 4.3
Story
Pupils have formed two teams A and B and then started
playing. Team A won B. when the game had ended one
pupil from defeated B team, slapped the referee and tore
his shirt. The referee reported it to their teacher, he called
upon all players, and they explained him what happened.
The teacher asked the pupil’s parent to pay back the tore
referee's shirt. Teacher also asked the undisciplined pupil to
ask for forgiveness and he did, the referee forgave him aswell. They reconciled and lived in peace with each other.
Questions
1. What were pupils doing?
2. What caused the pupil to slap the referee?
3. When the game had ended what could undisciplined pupil do?
4. What did the referee do after being slapped and his shirt was torn?5. How did teacher resolve the problem?
All people need peace and justice when they face injustice. Without justice there is no peace. We are supposed to speak the truth and avoid injustice so that we may live in peace and share peace with everyone.
Application activity 4.4
1. What should you do in order to fight against injustice?
2. What is the connection between Justice and peace?3. In other to have peace what can you do at school, at home and in neighbors?
4.5. End unit assessment 4
1. Fill in the sentence with words from the Bible. Christian
get his peace from........ his creator.
2. What is Justice?
3. Mention three things that can cause conflict.
4. What should I do so that I may not have conflict with
my neighbor?
5. When I have a conflict with my neighbor, do I ask for
forgiveness?
6. What can I do when my neighbor has a conflict?
7. Whom Jesus recommends us to love?
8. What are moral values that helps me when living in
peace with my neighbors?
9. What can you do in order to promote moral values atschool, at home and in neighbors?