Serving the Body of Christ

• Large ball of yarn
• Tape
• An open space on which to create with yarn a larger-than-life outline of the human body

• Ask for a volunteer (preferably one of the taller children) to lie on the floor while other children use the yarn to create a larger-than-life outline of the human body.
• Tape the yarn to the floor in significant places to keep the outline securely in place.
• Ask the children to think of at least one way that they can use their gifts and talents to be of service to the community.
• When everyone has thought of a way, ask them one at a time to move to the outline of the human body and stand near that part of the body that represents the service they give.
• Each person should then express out loud what service he or she can give the community; for example,

I am standing near the mouth, because I try to greet each person I meet everyday.

I am like a hand because I try to help out whenever I see something that needs to be done.

I chose to stand near a foot because people often call on me to go places and get things for others.

• After each person has moved to a place around the outline, ask the children to join hands and pray the Lord's Prayer together.