Wear a piece of jewelry that invites discussion.

Take a glass of something cold to your neighbor or to the person doing lawn work.

Visit someone in a hospital or nursing home that doesn’t get visitors.

Call to say I’m thinking of you.

Volunteer!

Invite the person sitting alone (in church or at a restaurant) to sit with you.

When someone’s name pops into your mind, send them an ‘I’m thinking of you” note.

Follow through when you’ve said you would do something. If you said I’ll call, then call.

Don’t hesitate to pray anywhere and anytime you’re asked. 

Be sincere in your compliments. People can always tell when you’re ‘just sayin’.

Ask someone you don’t know (at the doctor’s, the grocery store, or other public places) if you can pray for them. Do it right there.

Handwrite notes to a new member, someone who is ill, or someone recently baptized…

Choose a missionary to stay in touch with.

Give rides to those who don’t have a way to get to the doctor, grocery store, …

Use your craftiness to help others. Crochet an afghan, quilt a lapgan, embroider a favorite Bible verse, …

Prayer-walk your neighborhood. Pray for every home even if you don’t know the person living there.

When you get ready to get rid of your Christmas, Birthday, Anniversary cards, put them in a box and keep them in your ‘prayer spot‘. Take one out each day and pray for that person. Let them know you prayed with a call or a card/note.

Keep a Jar of Joys. Put little slips of paper in it that tell about good things that have happened through the year. Go through it at the end of the year and give thanks for the joy and delight God has put in your life.

Invite someone who may be all alone to family dinners like Christmas, Thanksgiving, Easter…

Take a picture frame that you aren’t using. Put a sheet of blank paper behind the glass. Write the names of those you want to pray for regularly. Hang it in a place you see every day. Mine is above my home/office desk.

If you think of another way to show Jesus to others, feel free to write it in the comments.