Week 2

September 2015

Welcome to our ‘Values’

assembly (week 2)

A value is a principle

that guides behaviour

PEACE

In September our value is….

The Sword of Peace

Once upon a time there was a precious sword.

This sword belonged to a great King, and for

as long as anyone could remember, the King

spent all his time in his palace, enjoying his

shows and parties.

One day a great dispute broke out between

this King and the King of a neighbouring

country. It ended with both declaring war

The sword was greatly excited at taking part in

its first battle. It would show everyone how

brave and special it was.

On the way to the front line, the sword imagined

winning the battle.

However, when they arrived, the first battle had

already taken place, and the sword got to see the

battle.

What it saw had nothing in common with what

the sword had imagined.

No elegant shining knights with their weapons

gleaming in the sunlight.

Instead, all the sword saw was broken weapons,

and wounded soldiers.

At this, the sword realised it didn’t like battles. It

decided it wanted to live in peace and spend its time

taking part in competitions.

So, on the night before the final battle, the sword tried

to find a way to stop the battle from happening.

After a while, the sword started to vibrate. First it gave

out a low buzz, but this gradually got louder.

The swords and armour of the other soldiers asked the

King's sword what it was doing.

It told them "I don't want there to be a battle

tomorrow. I don't like war".

One answered, "No one likes it, but what can we do?"

"Make yourself vibrate, just like I'm doing", said the

King's sword. "If we make enough noise no one will

sleep."

So the weapons started vibrating, and the noise became

deafening. It was so loud that it reached the enemy

camp, and the weapons there alsojoined in.

The next morning, not a single soldier was ready

to fight. No one had managed to get sleep, not

even the Kings. So they spent the whole day

catching up on sleep.

Then, the weapons, led by the King's sword, spent the

night repeating their peace song, and again no soldier

could rest. This carried on for the next seven days.

On the evening of the seventh day, the Kings of the two armies

met to see what they could do about the situation. They managed

to sort out their problems.

They returned to their own land and remained

friends forever.

Question time!!

1. Who did the precious sword belong to?

2. How did the sword feel before the battle?

3. What made the sword change its mind?

4. What did the sword decide it wanted?

5. How did the sword stop itself going into

battle?

6. What did the weapons sing?

The Bible and Peace

• Doves carrying an olive branch represent peace

• Jesus is also referred to as ‘Prince of peace’.

• Our school is special as it is called

Our Lady of Peace

A Prayer of Peace

Dear Lord,

Give us your peace that is so surprising, we

can’t always understand it. Help us to make

our school and homes like the Princes holy

mountain – places of peace and friendship.

Amen