humility / work in the spirit of service is worship

learning concepts
A person who is humble before God realizes the greatness of God and his own smallness. He gives himself up entirely to God's Will. When we give our will over to His, God fills our hearts with joy.
One way we can show humility is to serve others. When we do things for others in a spirit of service, this is like worshipping God.

activities
story: 'Abdu'l-Bahá and the "crystal water": Ruhi Book 3, p.55
song: Be Like the Earth, Ruhi Book 3, p.54
drama/skits: Act out situations that show humility / lack of humility. Discuss the difference with the children. (need more details here... need to flesh this out. we may not actually do this this time.)
drawing: Picture 8 from Ruhi Book 3. Also: have the children draw a situation that demonstrates them performing an act in a spirit of service (ie. doing a chore, helping a parent/sibling...) Have the children talk about their drawing.

reading/prayer for study
O Son of Man! Humble thyself before Me, that I may graciously visit thee. (Bahá'u'lláh)

reference
"Be a breath of life to the body of humankind, a dew upon the soil of the human heart, and a fruit upon the tree of humility." (Bahá'u'lláh)

Question. — "Should Prayer take the form of action?"

'Abdu'l-Bahá. — "Yes: In the Bahá'í Cause arts, sciences and all crafts are (counted as) worship. The man who makes a piece of notepaper to the best of his ability, conscientiously, concentrating all his forces on perfecting it, is giving praise to God. Briefly, all effort and exertion put forth by man from the fullness of his heart is worship, if it is prompted by the highest motives and the will to do service to humanity. This is worship: to serve mankind and to minister to the needs of the people. Service is prayer. A physician ministering to the sick, gently, tenderly, free from prejudice and believing in the solidarity of the human race, he is giving praise."
('Abdu'l-Bahá, Paris Talks, p. 176-7)

It is enjoined upon every one of you to engage in some form of occupation, such as crafts, trades and the like. We have graciously exalted your engagement in such work to the rank of worship unto God, the True One. Ponder ye in your hearts the grace and the blessings of God and render thanks unto Him at eventide and at dawn. Waste not your time in idleness and sloth. Occupy yourselves with that which profiteth yourselves and others. Thus hath it been decreed in this Tablet from whose horizon the day-star of wisdom and utterance shineth resplendent.

The most despised of men in the sight of God are those who sit idly and beg. Hold ye fast unto the cord of material means, placing your whole trust in God, the Provider of all means. When anyone occupieth himself in a craft or trade, such occupation itself is regarded in the estimation of God as an act of worship; and this is naught but a token of His infinite and all-pervasive bounty.
(Bahá'u'lláh, "Bishárát" ["Glad-Tidings"], Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh, p. 26)

experience