Bible values for children

Leave room for kindness in your words.

Speaking and acting with undeserved kindness.

Being gracious leaves room for people to learn and begin again.

Put it into practice

What does graciousness look like?

Graciousness means responding with warmth and kindness, even when a situation is awkward. We can speak honestly without humiliating someone. Being gracious leaves room for people to learn and begin again.

If someone says your name incorrectly, you can explain how to say it without making fun of their mistake.

Talk about it

How could you correct a mistake without embarrassing someone?

Stories that show graciousness

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Meet the people

Jesus

Zacchaeus

Verses to remember

Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.

Colossians 4:6 ↗ · World English Bible Classic

A little context

Colossians 4:5–6 concerns wise conduct and gracious speech towards others. The picture of speech seasoned with salt describes how we speak, not a promise that everyone will like our words.