Today is the day! We are starting a month of service, following the example of Jesus Christ to serve as He served. Today’s theme is to lift another’s burden. How can you do that?

• Give blood
• Help someone unload their grocery cart
• Hold a door open
• Smile
• Take dinner to an overwhelmed family
• Donate clothes, especially socks, to a homeless shelter
• Volunteer at a soup kitchen
• Call a friend

There are so many ways to serve others! To help you plan other acts of service this month here are several websites with some great ideas.

Download the official #LIGHTtheWORLD in 25 Ways over 25 Days Calendar.

Need help thinking of how your kids can serve? Emilie at A Year of FHE created a service calendar specifically for kids!

The Red Headed Hostess is sharing links to a lot of blogs with lots of different ideas on how to serve.

Finally, The Small Seed has a beautiful tree with ornaments to track service.

Later today I’ll be sharing more printables to help you as you serve others!