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Across 2. This Bible story tells about someone who chose to spread ripples of love by helping the man who was beaten by robbers and left on the side of the road. This is what Jesus means by loving our neighbors. (two words) 4. Making things right again begins by being __________ for what we did wrong. 5. We sin when we refuse to show love for God and others, even though we know we should. We choose to be ___________ instead. 9. God never stops _______________ us. He will always welcome us to the Sacrament of Reconciliation. He knows we are sorry and he will help us make things right if we let Him. 10. This is the sacrament where we become part of God's Church family. It is the first sacrament we receive. 14. This is a big word that means "to be sorry." We have a special prayer called the Act of ______________ that helps us tell God we are sorry and want to make things right again. 16. This is Jesus' Law of Love: To Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength -- and to love your neighbor as yourself. (two words) 17. In the Bible story of the Lost Sheep, we learn that God will ____________ forgive us if we are really sorry -- no matter what we have done. He is so happy that we have come to him for help and forgiveness. 18. This Bible story tells about a man named _______________ who climbed a tree so he could see Jesus. After meeting Jesus, he was very sorry for cheating people out of their money. He promised to give back 4 times what he took. 19. When we make kind choices, we make ___________ of love, like throwing a stone in the water and watching these spread out.

Down 1. Sin hurts our relationship with God and ____________. 2. Jesus is our _______________ (two words). He knows us and wants to take care of us. 3. This is the sacrament where we confess our sins to a priest and he gives us Jesus' healing through forgiveness and absolution. 6. Also called the Scriptures. This is the Word of God -- the stories of our faith. 7. Something that happens that isn't good, but we didn't do it on purpose. 8. Something we choose to do what is wrong on purpose. 11. Jesus healed many people. For those who were _________, he healed them so they could see. 12. In the Bible story about feeding thousands of people, the boy shared what he had. He had __ loaves of bread and ___ fish. 13. We show our love for God by loving __________ (two words). 15. This prayer was given to us by Jesus. It tells us how to pray and it is our family prayer. We pray it at every Mass. (two words)