SORRY!

Nothing tested my patience as much as some of my childhood favorite board games like SORRY! or Popomatic Trouble!  Many different board games would suffce for this lesson, but I find these games require you to set aside the feeling of unfairness & show love & patience.

It is easy to get to get impatient & even lose your temper when frustration arises.  Talk about the verses before you start playing.  Encourage them to be patient & loving towards their friends/siblings.

Here are some suggested verses:

“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.”

I Corinthians 13:1 (NIV)

“Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.”

Ephesians 4:2 (NIV)

“A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man displays folly.”

Proverbs 14:29 (NIV)

“A hot-tempered man stirs up dissension, but a patient man calms a quarrel.”

Proverbs 15:18 (NIV)