Kindness Changes Lives Too

12–15 minutes

Center · Stillness

Settle in

Put the phone down. Take one slow breath, and say: “God, I am here. Speak, I am listening.”

Read · The passage

Scripture

A kind man benefits himself, but a cruel man brings trouble on himself.

Proverbs 11:17, BSB

Learn · Reflection

Reflection

Kindness Changes Lives Too

Talk · Conversation

Talk about it

Who at your school or on your street is sitting alone today, and what is stopping you from walking over?

Thank · Gratitude

Give thanks

Today I thank God for the time someone included me when I felt left out.

Ask · Prayer

Pray together

God, give me courage to walk over even when it feels awkward. Don't let me stay quiet because I am afraid of what others will think.

Begin · Application

Carry it into the day

Today invite someone who is on their own to come near you: sit together at lunch, call them over at break, or simply start a conversation.

Scripture quoted from the Berean Standard Bible. Public domain (CC0)