Supplies Needed
- 2 large tables
- black tablecloth or fabric
- white tablecloth or fabric
- waste basket
- note cards / paper
- pens
- station instructions
Station Set-Up
Position the two tables parallel to each other. Cover Table #1 with black fabric and place on it the waste basket, note cards, pens and Table #1 instructions. Cover Table #2 with white fabric and place on it note cards, pens and Table #2 instructions. Participants start at Table #1, and once they are finished, turn around to Table #2.
Instructions for Table #1
Take a moment to reflect on this past year. Reflect on the ups and downs, the joy and sadness, the good and the bad.
Using the note cards and pens provided, write down the struggles, pain, sorrows and regrets you experienced this past year. Once you have released those things, place your note card in the waste basket as a symbolic act of throwing away the things of the past, the moments and choices you would like to forget. Now (both figuratively and literally) turn your back on those things and continue on the table behind you.
Instructions for Table #2
Having turned your back on the things of the past year, you are now free to look ahead. God says through the prophet Isaiah, "Forget the former things, do not dwell on the past." We have a God who forgives and forgets... now it is your turn to do the same.
Using the note cards and pens provided, write down the hopes and dreams you have for this new year, your expectations and desires, your promises to both God and yourself. In what ways will you make this year different? What commitments are you willing to make?
Once you have written down those things, place the note card in your pocket and carry it with you as a reminder of your hopes for this new year. Finally, offer up a prayer to God asking for His help in keeping the promises and commitments you made.
Instructions for Table #1
Take a moment to reflect on this past year. Reflect on the ups and downs, the joy and sadness, the good and the bad.
Using the note cards and pens provided, write down the struggles, pain, sorrows and regrets you experienced this past year. Once you have released those things, place your note card in the waste basket as a symbolic act of throwing away the things of the past, the moments and choices you would like to forget. Now (both figuratively and literally) turn your back on those things and continue on the table behind you.
Instructions for Table #2
Having turned your back on the things of the past year, you are now free to look ahead. God says through the prophet Isaiah, "Forget the former things, do not dwell on the past." We have a God who forgives and forgets... now it is your turn to do the same.
Using the note cards and pens provided, write down the hopes and dreams you have for this new year, your expectations and desires, your promises to both God and yourself. In what ways will you make this year different? What commitments are you willing to make?
Once you have written down those things, place the note card in your pocket and carry it with you as a reminder of your hopes for this new year. Finally, offer up a prayer to God asking for His help in keeping the promises and commitments you made.
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