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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