Forgiveness Stones

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Prayer Activity

In this prayer space one reflects on the good feeling of letting go and forgiving someone who caused pain.

Equipment: Bucket or large bowl, medium sized stones, water, towel to dry stones for re-use

Response: Action

Relationship: Me & Others

Ages

Primary Years
Middle Years
Secondary Years
Post-Secondary Years

Topics

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Instructions

It’s not nice to get hurt! Others can hurt us on purpose or sometimes they can hurt us without knowing. Forgiveness is hard, but letting go makes you feel better.

Pick up a stone and think of when you felt hurt.
If you wish to forgive the person, place the stone in the water.
While watching the water covering it, pray for those who hurt you.

Storytelling

You can animate these stories that lead to this prayer activity:

Hold a pebble and let it go

The story is about a family who likes to go for a walk and swim in Mistra Bay. Daddy plans fun games to play with his children like ‘Hide and Seek’ among the reeds and trees and on the sand. Once they played a game with pebbles. First, they thought of people who said unkind words to them and hurt their feelings. Then, they threw the pebbles into the sea as a sign of forgiveness.