Object: A constitution (United States, state or local government). Slips of paper for each child with Matthew 5:1-12 written on them.

Good morning, boys and girls. Today we are going to talk about something that you may have heard about a lot of times but perhaps you have never seen. How many of you have heard the word "constitution"? (Let them answer.) That's good. How many of you know what a constitution is? (Let them answer.) You have some good ideas. A constitution is something that people write for their organization to tell how it should be run and what they believe in. I have a copy of the United States Constitution that tells how our government should be set up and what we believe in as Americans. This is a great constitution, and it is something that we p…