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Gabriel_Serafin
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Here’s a list of ideas I came across which I though I’d share! Print them out and post 'em on your fridge!
Suggestions for sharing your faith with family and friends.
Suggestions for sharing your faith with family and friends.
- Say, “I will pray for you” to a friend who has shared some personal concern or difficulty.
- Respond, “Thank God” when someone shares a success story with you.
- Make the sign of the cross as you pray before a meal in a restaurant.
- Display a religious article in your room.
- Invite someone who has been away from the Church for a while to attend Mass with you.
- Offer to help your neighbor even when it’s not convenient.
- Take time in your life for those who are suffering or in need. Remember, people are more important than tasks.
- When you see God working in your life, point it out to others. We are all enriched by the personal witness of others.
- Talk to friends about the good experiences you have had with the Church.
- Invite friends to social functions of your parish.
- Give money or food to a person in need. Remember that when you reach out to the poor, you are reaching out like Christ himself did.
- Witness your faith with your own family and friends by gently stating, “I believe…”
- Warmly greet others at Mass whom you do not know. Sometimes members of our community fall away from the Church because they feel alienated from others in the congregation.
- Tactfully change the direction of the conversation at home or school when things take an uncharitable or gossipy turn.
- Send a sympathy or get-well card to neighbors or friends assuring them of your prayers.
- Continue to comfort a grieving friend or neighbor well after a funeral. The process of dealing with a loss takes a long time. Offer to accompany the person who is grieving to social activities or make yourself available just to talk.
- Volunteer your time for visiting shut-ins, elderly, prisoners, etc. Share your favorite story in the Bible with them during your visit.
- Be generous with compliments, especially to those who appear to be down today.
- Share a smile and a personal greeting with a stranger. Try to see Christ in everyone you encounter each day.
- Share an unanswered prayer with a friend or family member. Remember to give thanks for what you have received.
- Tell someone about a good book or tape to help them grow in their faith.
- Wear a cross on a chain or other religious article. You might be surprised how many times this will start a conversation about your faith.
- Be an example to family and friends on how a believer acts and speaks.
- Forgive someone who has wronged you. Ask for forgiveness from someone you have wronged.
- Ask friends and family to pray for your special intentions.
- Move to the center of the church pews, theater seat, etc. which invites others to join you and provides an opportunity for conversation.
- Do not judge others. Do not speak unkindly of others. Always look for the good in others and point this out when they are being hostile.
- Serve your parish as a Eucharistic minister, lector, choir member, etc.
- Devote a specific amount of time to your daily prayer life. It is impossible to maintain a relationship with anyone without communication. Prayer should be viewed as a dialogue with God, not a monologue. Make sure you allow time for quiet reflection and listen with your heart to what the Lord tells you.
- Allow your faith to carry over into your work by insisting on fair prices, good products and fair treatment for customers and employees alike.
- Share your personal faith story of how God has worked in your life with a friend or family member.
- Work in a soup kitchen, a shelter for the homeless or some other charitable agency. Try to see Christ in everyone you encounter there.
- Treat everyone you meet with dignity. No matter what they look like, how they try your patience, or how they speak.
