CATECHISM LESSON ONE: GOD AND YOU

God created everyone: and he created you.
God created each one of us with a body and a soul. The Bible explains in Genesis 1:27 that you are created in God's Image.
We can see our body, but we can't see or feel our spirit. Our spirit, or soul, is immortal.
This is a long word which means our soul will live forever. This is a wonderful thing, because it means we will be happy in Heaven with God our Father and King forever.

God made each of us. God also made our parents, our brothers and sisters, our teachers, our friends and all the people we meet every day. 
God gives us the sun, the stars, the moon, the food we eat, He organizes that we get the clothes we need. If we are in need and pray to God, He will look after us.

This is really true. Sometimes things can be very difficult. One day I had broken my foot and could not work or earn money. I was very sad and scared, because I had no food that day. I prayed to God quietly and asked Him would He help me with food.

Well, when I came home on my crutches some people I had never met before - they were from France and were visiting the town where I was living - met me at the doorstep.
They had brought me food which they had cooked, a lovely dessert, juice and water to drink, and tea if I needed.

They left enough groceries for another week. They had cooked the food with their own hands, and told me they had been waiting for me.
Then they left. I don't know their names, or how this wonderful thing came about. All I know is that I was in trouble, and when I prayed to my Father God He helped me by inspiring my brothers and sisters from France to help me.

We are so blessed to have God as our Father. We are also called to be good to each other, and to share with each other when we see other people in trouble. This is what the people from France did. I pray for God to bless them. He knows who they are, even if I do not know their names.

GOD DOES EVERYTHING FOR YOU. 
What can you do for GOD?
You can love, adore, praise and thank God. You can pray to Him. You can love, work and play for Him. We can do every little thing only to please Him.
You can often tell God how much you love Him.

We will gain the happiness of heaven. That is sure if we accept Jesus Christ the Son of God as our Lord and Saviour. But we must first do something for God in this world.
We must know Him, love Him, obey Him and serve Him.
We must do all we can for Him.
Everything must be done only to give glory to God our Father.

This is what all human beings are called to do. We must all know, love and serve God in this world, so that we may gain the happiness of heaven.

Here are some questions which can help us to remember important truths.

Who created us?
God created us.

Why did God create us?
God created us to show forth His goodness and love and to share with us His everlasting happiness in Heaven.

What must we do to gain the happiness of Heaven?
To gain the happiness of Heaven we must know, love and serve God in this world.