WorksheetsReligion Chapter 2: Made to Be With God
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 32mins
We first receive the gift of faith in ______________ and it continues to grow and develop as we come to know God in many ways.
a.) what we learn from parents
b.) the Sacrament of Baptism
c.) religion classes
"Martha, you are anxious and worried about many things," Jesus said to Martha, explaining that __________ with him was more important than anything else.
a.) religion
b.) friendship
c.) traveling
To satisfy our longing for God, we should search for him first in ___________ and Scripture.
a.) good music
b.) travel
c.) prayer
_______________ of any kind is actually planted in us by God to prompt us to search for true happiness and find our way home to him.
a.) Grace
b.) Religion
c.) Longing
The word Messiah means "___________" and it applies to Jesus.
a.) living water
b.) God's anointed
c.) the one we long for
_____________ is probably a good setting for you to speak to and listen to God.
a.) A quiet room
b.) Outdoors
c.) both a and b
Although he became a great teacher, writer, and bishop of the Church in ________, Saint Augustine studied many other faiths before becoming Christian.
a.) Rome
b.) Israel
c.) North Africa
In both the Old and New Testaments, longing for God is often compared to a "________."
a.) thirst
b.) virtue
c.) journey
In the Gospel story from Luke, Jesus corrects Martha and praises Mary because Mary wants to ____________.
a.) get out of housework
b.) spend time and learn from him
c.) follow him as a disciple
In the Gospel story about Jesus meeting a Samaritan woman at the well, Jesus offers her "_________," which means God's life shared through him.
a.) living water
b.) a new name
c.) bread
_____________ is often called participation in the life of the Holy Trinity and is God's free and loving gift of his own life and help to us.
a.) the Ten Commandments
b.) Grace
c.) Justice
The promised one, or _____________, was sent to lead his people to freedom and new life.
a.) Creator
b.) Holy Father
c.) Messiah
Religion is a group of _______ through which people express longing for God.
a.) belief, prayers, and practices
b.) churches
c.) holiday celebrations
"Our ________ are restless until they rest in you," wrote Saint Augustine, one of the greatest theologians and spiritual writers of the Church.
a.) hearts
b.) days
c.) communities of faith
Human beings have __________, which are deep hopes, desires, or wants for many different kinds of things.
a.) personality traits
b.) longings
c.) obstacles
Tell about a place where you can more easily seek God.
What is faith? How does it change our lives?
Describe Saint Augustine's journey to God.
How can you explain grace to someone who has never heard of it?
What do you long for? Is it things, relationships, experiences?
Faith leads us to believe in and (a) God, and it grows through prayer, reading Scripture, and being active as Catholics.
Jesus probably used the image of (a) in so many of his teachings about salvation and happiness because we can't live long without it.
Every longing that we have is part of our desire to be truly (a) .
After years of searching for God, Saint Augustine became a Christian and served as the bishop of (a) , a city near his hometown.
Jesus told the Samaritan woman that he was indeed the (a) , and she shared that message with everyone in the village.
Jesus understood that when we long for God, only his Father's (a) will satisfy us.
In a story in the Gospel of John, Jesus began a conversation with a Samaritan woman by asking for a drink of (a) .
Through (a) , we can express our longings and our thoughts and feelings about God.
Martha provided hospitality and served Jesus well but didn't understand that (a) to him was more important.
