United Church of Christ
United in Spirit and inspired by God’s grace, we welcome all, love all, and seek justice for all.
The Minnesota Conference United Church of Christ (UCC) equips a courageous Church alive with Christ’s transforming love.
Scripture Text | Ephesians 4:32
Three Wonderings
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What does it mean to be kind to others?
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What does it mean to be kind to yourself?
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Can kindness become a habit?
Children’s Picture Books
Spiritual Practice
Join Rev. Emily Meyer, Director of The Ministry Lab, as she invites you to wonder and reflect in an audio recording.
Creative Project
Fill-In-Your-Own Kindness Fortune Teller
Creative, thoughtful, online friendly, ages 4+
Materials: Paper, drawing materials
How To:
- Within a small group, begin by brainstorming kindness that you’ve experienced: compliments you’ve received or given, acts you’ve received or made.
- Consider what kindness means at four levels: towards yourself, among family & friends, radiating into the larger community and for creation.
- Fill in and decorate your own fortune teller with the ideas, actions and memories from the brainstorm.
Time it takes: 20 min+
Game
Make Up a Kindness Song
Creative, online friendly, ages 2+
How To: Select a common and repetitive children’s song. Examples: Old MacDonald; Wheels on the Bus; If You’re Happy and You Know It. see our example for inspiration, or improvise on your own!
Caring for the Common Good Project
Spark the Warmth Bingo
Thoughtful, conversational, online friendly, ages 4+
Materials: Printable Bingo Card
How To: First, work together to come up with kindness ideas for the blank spaces on your bingo card. Then, try to complete five in a row. Some of them are simple conversations, some are small acts of giving you can share with family, friends and the community.
Time it Takes: 15 min+
Additional Resources
Yoga resources: Crack Your Heart Open With These 7 Heart Opening Yoga Poses; a brief heart-opening sequence in Inclusivity Training: Align Your Heart Chakra with This Chest-Opening Sequence; and quick intro to chakras found in Yoga Journal’s Yoga Poses for the Chakra System.
The Kindness Podcast, from WOUB Public Media.
Kind World podcast, from WBUR