I volunteered to organize the Girl Scout Sunday event for our Service Unit. I found a responsive reading to use in the service but it was really long so I decided to shorten it and in the effort to shorten it, I replaced many of the Bible verse references with ones I thought were a better fit. I know this is late for this year but maybe another troop or Service Unit can use it another year.
Responsive Reading of the Girl Scout Law
Ldr: Please join me in a responsive reading of the Girl Scout Law.
I will do my best to be honest and fair – Proverbs 16:8
All: Better a little with righteousness than much gain with injustice.
Ldr: Friendly and helpful – Deuteronomy 15:11
All: There will always be poor people in the land. Therefore I command you to be openhanded toward your fellow Israelites who are poor and needy in your land.
Ldr: Considerate and caring – Proverbs 16:24
All: Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
Ldr: Courageous and strong – Romans 15:1
All: We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves.
Ldr: Responsible for what I say and do – Proverbs 10: 32
All: The lips of the righteous know what finds favor, but the mouth of the wicked only what is perverse.
Ldr: Respect myself and others – Matthew 7:12
All: So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.
Ldr: Respect authority – Proverbs 28:7
All: A discerning son heeds instruction, but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.
Ldr: Use resources wisely – 1 Corinthians 10:26
All: for, “The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it.”
Ldr: Make the world a better place – Matthew 5:14
All: Jesus said “You are the light of the world.”
Ldr: Be a sister to every Girl Scout – Romans 12:10
All: Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.
Ldr: The principles of the Girl Scout Law can be seen in the Holy Bible as it continues to provide a guiding light for millions of girls throughout the world today.
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I hope that it is okay that I share this on our council’s facebook page, Girl Scouts of Eastern Pa. I am saving this for next year for sure! Thank you. Happy 100th Birthday!
Susan – share away! Thanks for the comment and I would love to see used it over and over again. I had several great comments after the service today where we used this!
Very cool!!!
This is a FANTASTIC resource! Thank you so much for sharing it!!!
Just to let you know, this is still being used! We will use this in Spotsylvania County, VA this year (2016). Thank you for sharing!
I already emailed you Becky but thanks for sharing. I grew up and earned my Gold Award in Spotsylvania county!
I used the reading this past weekend during a Gold Award ceremony. It made for a meaningful ending to our Girl Scout journey. Thank you! Even though all the girls in our troop are now adults we will always be Girl Scouts.
I love this.. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you! This was such a blessing for me to find.
We are using it this year at Girls Scout Sunday.
I have older girls so I switched Leader parts to Girl Scouts.
Thank you for sharing this. We meet in a church and I think this is going to help me
This ceremony has been a huge help for our Girl Scouts to earn The My Promise My Faith pin. Looking for Bible Verses that link to our GS Law.
Thank you so much for sharing this and we plan to use it for out next GS Sabbath Ceremony.
GSHG Troop #30089
5/19/2020
It’s 2025 and still going around. Glad I was able to come across this. Thank you.