Purpose: To help children understand why religious education is essential to true life.

Material: No special material is needed.

Lesson: This morning, I would like each one of you to stand up. Now, stand on just one foot and as soon as you lose your balance and have to touch the floor with the other foot, sit down. Some people find that they can stand on one foot for a long time, but such people usually have to concentrate on what they are doing to maintain their balance.

Now, everybody stand on two feet again. Which way is easier? ... It is much easier for us to …