Being Still & Quiet

The Wheelbarrow

Farmers use wheelbarrows to move rubbish from one place to another. We’ve all got rubbish in our lives, not just ‘outside’ rubbish like broken things, old clothes, papers, and plastic, but ‘inside’ rubbish too. What ‘inside’ waste are you carrying around at this moment?

  • Find a quiet corner, and think about your ‘inner’ rubbish for some time.
  • If you want to, take a piece of paper and draw or write your ‘inner’ rubbish…

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Pom Pom Prayers

Pom poms come in different shapes, sizes, colours and textures. In the same way, people are different too. Likewise, we humans come in different shapes, sizes, colours and personalities.

  • What makes you unique and different?
  • In a few quiet moments think about something that makes you unique and special.
  • Take an owl foot template, and on it write or draw what makes you unique and special…

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What’s Next?

Sometimes photos help us remember special moments and how every moment followed another.  At times we look at photos that remind us of the hard work, the sacrifices, and the preparation we had to go through before that particular special moment happened.What if Jesus had photos of his special moments too?

  • Look at the pictures provided as if you are going through the photos of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus…

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Transforming Butterflies

Changes happen all the time. Some people like change. Some people don’t like change. Some people feel excited and others feel worried. It’s OK to feel both. If a caterpillar doesn’t change, it will never become a butterfly.

  • Choose one of the paper butterflies.
  • If you want to, you can write or draw something that you have really enjoyed about this school year onto one of the wings…

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Thankful Box

  • Lift the lid and have a look at the images inside this box. Read the questions printed on the lid.
  • Take a moment to think about your response.
  • When you have finished, put the lid back on the box ready for the next person.

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Saying Sorry – Cross

Sometimes we say and do things that hurt people, but then we are sorry about what we said or did. Lifting our eyes to the cross, we ask for forgiveness of our sins.

  • Think about something for which you wish to say I am sorry.
  • Write it as a prayer on the cross.
  • Afterwards, you might want to say sorry to the person as well…

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Prayer Doodle

Have you ever found yourself scribbling and from this scribbling cropped up an idea, a project or something about yourself? You can express yourself in many ways, and drawing is one of them.

  • Take plain paper.
  • In the middle of the paper, write either God, the name of a person for whom you would like to pray, or a scripture verse…

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Reconciliation Zips

When people argue and fight, they get separated from each other, and they are not together anymore. People can become separated because of different opinions, skin colour, religious beliefs, nation, sexuality, clothing styles…all kinds of things.

  • Think about a situation where people argued and became separated.
  • Zips are clever because they bring two sides together. Reconciliation means bringing two sides together…

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Saying Sorry – Stones

Sometimes we say and do things that hurt people, but then we are sorry about what we said or did.

  • Pick a stone and think about the person that you have mistreated unfairly and you wish to say I am sorry.
  •  If you want to ‘say sorry’, take the stone and drop it into the bowl beside the cross.
  • Afterwards, you might want to say sorry to the person as well…

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Saying Sorry – Strings

Sometimes we say and do things that hurt people, but then we are sorry about what we said or did. Lifting our eyes to the cross, we ask for forgiveness of our sins.

  • Think about something for which you wish to say I am sorry.
  • Write a prayer and clip it into one of the strings.
  • Afterwards, you might want to say sorry to the person as well…

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Saying Sorry – Whiteboards

Sometimes we say and do things that hurt people, but then we are sorry about what we said or did.

  • Think about something for which you wish to say I   am sorry.
  • Write it on the whiteboard and wipe it off.
  • Afterwards, you might want to say sorry to the person as well.

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Letting Go

  • Sit down.
  • Put on the headphones and switch on the MP3 player.
  • Try to ignore everything else in the room.
  • Listen to the instructions and follow them if you want to.

Script

Life can be so busy…

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