by Sybil Macbeth | Jul 1, 2024 | Praying in Color
Besides doodling my prayers, I love to doodle just for fun. I have a sketchbook for TV Doodles–those random things I draw while watching TV or drinking coffee. I’ve noticed something lately; many of my doodles start with a cross. I’m not sure why. Is...
by Sybil Macbeth | Apr 24, 2015 | Praying in Color
For Holy Week I created a circle-a-day template to house a-word-a day from the daily Gospel readings from Palm Sunday through Holy Saturday. I suggested writing a three-sentence story to summarize the gleanings from the words. This idea can be used for any daily...
by Sybil Macbeth | Mar 24, 2015 | Praying in Color
Whether you have had successful weeks of Lenten discipline or you botched it early on, here’s an idea for a way to make the daily pilgrimage through Holy Week. Download the template below, spend some time with the Holy Week story, and meditate on a word a day....
by Sybil Macbeth | Mar 1, 2015 | Praying in Color
One of my favorite spiritual practices–especially during Lent–is to use a single word of Scripture to start a conversation with God. This practice is called lectio divina–divine or sacred reading. Lectio Divina has four parts: Lectio, Meditatio,...
by Sybil Macbeth | Dec 16, 2014 | Praying in Color
One of the best and worst things about air travel is being trapped in a seat for several hours. I often accomplish more in the time in those cramped quarters than I do at home in a whole day. On a flight back home on the first Sunday of Advent I started to doodle just...