Themes: Practicing creativity and sharing personal stories.

Participants: Any number, in person or online.

Materials: A deck of cards.

Gather the group into a circle and deal a card to each person. The card they receive will determine how many stories and what kind of stories from their lives they will tell the group. Here are some suggestions:

Hearts: love story

Clubs: funny story

Spades: sad story

Diamonds: made up story

Ace: the story that shows off their best qualities

King: a story about power

Queen: a story about liberation or justice making

Jack: a story about someone named Jack.

Variation: Use tarot cards or oracle cards.

Liturgical variation: Include concepts like awe, joy, and spirituality.