The story “The Tree That Wanted to See the World” highlights the following learning objective: “Understand what it means to be content with who one is: recognize that God has made everyone different, and that there is a unique and specific purpose for the way in which God has created each individual, both physically and characteristically; become familiar with Scripture upon which these principles are based.” (Character Building: Values and Virtues: Contentment-2a)
Look up the following Bible verse with your child:
- You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in Your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed. (Psalms 139:16 NLT)
- Thank You for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it. (Psalms 139:14 NLT)
Discuss the following with your child:
- Relate to your child that God, Who is perfect and cannot make mistakes, is the One Who created each person.
- The beauty of God’s creation: Discuss your child’s favorite animal, climate, country, or natural setting. Just as these creations that we enjoy were crafted by a supreme and loving God, so is each human being created perfectly in God’s eyes.
- What Psalm 139:16 means in regards to how one looks, one’s natural characteristics, the situations one is faced with in life, etc.