by Sybil Macbeth | Nov 18, 2015 | Praying in Color
“Let us come before God with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song.” (Psalm 95:2 NIV) Here is a template to use for a Thanksgiving prayer. In the spaces within the turkey and on the sides of the page, write your “gratitude list.” (Or...
by Sybil Macbeth | Nov 15, 2015 | Praying in Color
“My God, my God, why have you forsaken us? Why are you so far from saving us, so far from the words of our groaning?* These are some of the few words I can find right now. I know that the terrorism in France is not about God forsaking us. But like the Psalmist...
by Sybil Macbeth | Nov 6, 2015 | Praying in Color
Advent calendars are not just for kids! Instead of opening daily doors with pictures or retrieving small gifts or candies from pockets, adults and children can mark the day-by-day journey to Christmas by daily praying/drawing with a calendar template. When I draw,...
by Sybil Macbeth | Oct 28, 2015 | Praying in Color
Many of my friends and family members have been moaning and groaning about the disappearance of the warmth and beauty of summer and the emergence of the colder, darker days of autumn and winter. I confess; I am a winter person. Maybe it’s because I romanticize...
by Sybil Macbeth | Oct 19, 2015 | Praying in Color
In a recent Facebook discussion someone said, “There is too much emphasis on making pretty prayers.” I agree. Now that I have doodled for a few decades, my prayer drawings sometimes look decent, maybe even pretty. It’s easy for their appearance to...
