Be the Hands and Feet of Jesus
A small act of kindness can point someone to Jesus.
If you’re looking for a little inspiration, we’ve put together a list of more than 50 simple ways you can spread kindness right here in our community. We hope it encourages you and helps you take a small step toward blessing someone today.
Share a Sweet Treat
Drop off donuts or muffins for restaurant or coffee shop staff.
Buy a stranger dessert.
Bring breakfast to the employees at your favorite local business.
Deliver hot cocoa or cider to your neighbors on a cold night.
Leave a candy bar on a coworker’s desk.
Make breakfast for a neighbor or your team at work.
Bake cookies and deliver them anonymously.
Bring treats to a local mechanic or auto shop.
Buy coffee & donuts for teachers at a local school.
Bring a map of Christmas lights and hot chocolate to a family.
Give a Little Extra
Leave an extra-large tip for your server.
Pay for the meal of a nearby table anonymously.
Give your barista a gift card to use themselves.
Pay for the person behind you in the drive-thru.
Pay for part of someone’s groceries at checkout.
Pay for a coworker’s coffee run.
Surprise a senior or busy parent with groceries or toiletries.
Drop off books, puzzles, or games at a family’s porch.
Tip your barber or stylist double.
Babysit for free to give parents a night out.
Bless a Stranger
Let someone cut ahead of you in line.
Leave $5 at a car wash or vending machine.
Buy flowers and give them to a stranger.
Leave a grocery gift card in a shopping cart.
Carry groceries for someone at the store.
Drop off coffee gift cards at a local business for employees.
Deliver treats to a nursing home and visit with them.
Hide small gift cards in public places like bookstores or bus stops.
Tape a gas card to a pump for the next person.
Give a compliment to someone who looks down.
Share Some Encouragement
Leave a thank-you note for kitchen or cleaning staff.
Leave sticky notes with uplifting truths on mirrors or desks.
Handwrite gratitude notes to your boss or leaders.
Pray with someone you see who’s having a hard day.
Send a letter to a deployed service member or their family.
Write encouraging letters to kids in the foster system.
Send encouraging verses to someone who has lost someone.
Write a long thank-you letter to someone who impacted your life.
Create handmade ornaments with uplifting verses to give away.
Write letters to those who are currently incarcerated.
Clean Up the Community
Bring a neighbor’s trash cans up to their house.
Walk a neighbor’s dog after work.
Rake someone’s leaves to clean up their yard.
Shovel snow off someone’s driveway before the family wakes up.
Mow an elderly neighbor’s lawn.
Clean up litter at a park or playground.
Offer to help an elderly neighbor with errands or holiday shopping.
Sweep leaves or debris off a shared sidewalk or stairwell.
Help clean a local community center.
Tidy up landscaping around a shared community space.
Give to Those With Less
Place money in an envelope on an older car.
Buy a heavy coat and give it to someone without one.
Leave a blanket on a park bench or bus stop.
Hand out warm gloves or socks on a cold morning.
Keep hygiene kits in your car to hand out as needed.
Leave diapers and wipes in a public restroom.
Cover someone’s ride or transportation cost.
Donate food or care kits to a local shelter.
Buy a backpack and fill it with supplies for a child in need.
Pay off a student’s lunch or past-due library account fee balance.
Provide a Meal
Send a pizza to a family with kids.
Drop off a surprise casserole for a busy family.
Bring an extra lunch for someone who forgot theirs.
Give cold drinks to delivery drivers or postal workers.
Buy a drink or snack for a store clerk or cashier.
Deliver hot soup or snacks to first responders during late shifts.
Drop off snacks at hospital waiting rooms.
Deliver a meal to a family recovering from a hard season.
Bring snacks and drinks to a hospital nurses’ station.
Deliver a movie night kit filled with treats and drinks to a neighbor.