Ideas for the whole family to explore the current rotation
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Thanks for visiting our Take Your Faith HomePage!! As the days stretch on towards spring and we travel through Lent towards Easter, we look for ways to make God a part of every day. This is the perfect time to introduce a few new family activities to help make your faith life a part of your daily routine. Make a point to set aside some time each day to keep God at the heart of your family. Here are a few ideas:
- Read scripture at breakfast
- Say a prayer expressing your hopes for the future
- Ask God for guidance throughout the day
- Write a sentence of thanksgiving in a daily journal
- Send your kids off to school with a blessing. One quick and simple blessing is to use your thumb to rub a small (invisible) cross on their forehead while saying the words “God’s love goes with you.”
Faith Stuff, Fun stuff…
Kids are busy. Parents are busy. It can be so easy to slip into the routine of “too, too busy” to take time for God. But weaving your faith into your everyday life doesn’t have to be “one more thing” to do. Take some of these printables with you to do while waiting at the dentist. Use “Family Night” to try one of these activities. Or use one of the discussion starters to liven up your dinner conversation. Whatever you do, let your faith touch every part of your life!
Printables:
Coloring Pages:
Activity Pages
Alphabetical Order: Who is Greatest?
Fill in the Blank: A New Commandment
Websites:
Just for fun:
Squirting Gallery: Washing up just got more fun!
In Our Library:
(The family library is located between the Narthex and the nursery)
NEST series DVD: The Greatest Is The Least
Family Activities:
A Holy Week Devotion:
Consider making use of this daily devotion for the whole family for the last week of Lent.
Family Discussion Starters:
Connect…
First, collect items such as a large bowl with warm water, a towel, and sooap in order to perform a foot washing with each other. One family member volunteers to wash the feet of everyone in the family. Note the reactions and/or responses of family members as this is done. Then, discuss: How did this make you feel? Finally, a family member reads: When Jesus washed the feet of His disciples, they also felt uneasy, but for different reasons.
Explore…
First, a family member reads John 13:1-28. Then discuss: Why do you think Peter and the other disciples might have been uneasy about Jesus washing their feet? Who typically washed people’s feet in that day and time? What do you believe Jesus was really emphasizing in this act?
Transform…
Discuss: What are acts of service that you typically do for others? What is your attitude when performing these acts? What are some things that could be done today that could be equated with that of washing feet in Jesus’ day? Name someone you could do this for and when you could do it.