Take aways may include: you are not alone, you have resources inside you,

Parameters: can be done individually or as a group, in person or virtually. If sharing out, create smaller groups depending on the comfort level of participants.

Materials: Nice paper or journals and writing utensils, or personal devices. Words tagged Youth on WorshipWeb as examples.

Spend a minute or two paying attention to your breath and quieting your body. Then find within you your "wise self." This is the part of you filled with compassion, knowledge and wisdom. From the position of this wise self, think of a time in the past - on a scale of one to ten in intensity, think of something that is less than a 5 - when you felt lost. Maybe you were mad, sad or scared and didn't know what to do. Maybe this was yesterday, last week, last year, or when you were 5. Now, from your wise self, write a blessing or prayer for your younger self. You can free write or use this template:

Spirit of...
For when I feel...
Grant me...

Variation: Change the language of your prayer/blessing from the singular I/me to the plural us/we as a reminder that we are not alone and to connect with anyone else who has felt this way.

Variation: Project yourself into the future when you are a wise elder or even an ancestor, write your prayer/blessing to your current self.