by Sybil Macbeth | Dec 30, 2010 | Praying in Color
My friend Cindy gave me permission to doodle many years ago. Without her encouragement, I never would have had the nerve to draw. Cindy and I enjoy making Advent calendars. Here is the first two weeks of hers this year. To see Cindy’s entire calendar, go to...
by Sybil Macbeth | Dec 26, 2010 | Praying in Color
Here is my final Advent calendar for 2010. Drawing each day (well, most days) helped me to focus on the season. It gave me a disciplined way to pray for people and with words associated with Advent. Now we are on the Day 2 of Christmas. Maybe I should draw a Twelve...
by Sybil Macbeth | Dec 25, 2010 | Praying in Color
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6 (KJV) A Merry and Blessed Christmas to...
by Sybil Macbeth | Dec 24, 2010 | Praying in Color
Today is the last day of my Zechariah Advent. When the angel of the Lord announces Elizabeth’s pregnancy to Zechariah, old Zechariah questions the ludicrous possibility. His disbelief earns him nine months of muteness (Luke 1:11-22). My voice, unlike...
by Sybil Macbeth | Dec 14, 2010 | Praying in Color
This year’s Advent calendar is a combination of a stained glass window and a Jesse Tree. The Jesse Tree is a way to track the lineage of Jesus through the story of God in the Hebrew Scriptures. Isaiah 11:1 (NIV) says, “A shoot will come up from the stump...
