Object: the flag (a Christian flag or the American flag)

Can you think of something that belongs to all of us? When I get up in the morning and look out of the window, I see a heaven and a sun, or some clouds that belong to us all. It is our sun and our heaven. Is there anything that you can think of that belongs to us all? (Let them answer.)

Some things belong to you and to me, and some things belong to us all. This means that you have your own teeth, your own clothes, your own house, and your own father and mother. Some things belong to you and some things belong to all of us.

I have something here this morning that belongs to all of us. (Bring out the flag.) This is our flag. It isn't your flag or my flag, but it's our flag and we love it because it belongs to all of us.

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