Faith Curriculum Library: Deeper Joy

Electricity

Part of Deeper Joy

Take aways may include: sharing something magical, using a different kind of attention, sharing quiet together,

Parameters: More than 5 people, in person. Ask if everyone is comfortable touching hands. This game is not suitable if there are group members who don’t want to deal with touch at that moment.

Materials: none

Also known as “Pass the Squeeze.”

Everyone sits or stands in a circle, holding hands. One person squeezes the hand of the person to their right, who squeezes the hand of the person to their right, and the squeeze is “passed” around the circle until it returns to its starting place.

Variation: Try this game with your eyes closed,

Variation: pass multiple squeezes in different directions.

Liturgical Variation: pass a certain quality of energy like love or generosity for example