by Sybil Macbeth | Mar 21, 2024 | Praying in Color
My usual Lent is a 46-day challenge of overambitious reading of Scripture and devotionals, attempts at behavior changes, acts of kindness, giving up favorite things, and doodling on several calendars. I can never quite settle on a single path or discipline. My...
by Sybil Macbeth | Jan 29, 2024 | Praying in Color
Praying the Journey to Easter on a Calendar Template Using a calendar template is a simple, daily, and playful (but serious) practice for praying our way through the forty days of Lent. Each day, choose a word to ponder or a person to pray for. Write the word or name...
by Sybil Macbeth | Mar 23, 2023 | Praying in Color
“Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, where for forty days he was tested by the devil. He ate nothing at all during those days, and when they were over he was famished.” (Matthew 4:1-2 NRSV) One of my...
by Sybil Macbeth | Feb 1, 2023 | Praying in Color
And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness for forty days, where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. (Luke 4, 1-2 NRSV) Wilderness comes in many forms. After ten months in Jerusalem and the land...
by Sybil Macbeth | Feb 8, 2022 | Praying in Color
The pressure to send or not send Valentine’s Day cards looms heavy for some of us. As a terrible gift giver, I am not a fan of the romantic weight of the holiday. If someone doesn’t send me a card, does that mean they don’t love me? If I don’t...
