RE Today have developed this brilliant game for getting young people talking about what they believe. It works as an activity within an RE lesson, lasting up to 30 or 35 minutes, and is great at getting students to articulate what they really think. The game isn’t free - it has to be bought from RE

This is a presentation using some ‘Where is God?’ imagery for lessons with students aged 11-15. 

Rose Fisher is 13. As part of an RE lesson she was asked to write a poem on the topic of ‘Is there a God’. Her work was so profound and moving that it was published, together with other poems from young people, in a book called ‘Spirited Poetry’. It’s a fantastic resource that will make a huge impact in assemblies or lessons. Showing students other people’s work will often get them thinking on a much deeper level themselves.

So here’s Rose’s poem:

Where is God?
Rose Fisher Age 13

God’s in the snowflake that melted
But not in the snowball you threw
She’s in the midnight shadow that might
Have been there if the cloud only moved

God is in the words of the story
But not in the book’s printed page
She’s in every word that was shouted
But more in what you never dared say

God lives in the living fur’s touch
But not in the leather punk boots
He is in the cool stars of midnight
But more in the dawn’s golden fruits

God’s in the first fair trade chocolate
But not in the millionth Kit-Kat
She’s in the succulent pork meat
But more in Quorn. That’s a fact!

God’s not always in my heart
Or even in my head
But God can be there every step of the way
Even when he’s just one step ahead