by Sybil Macbeth | Jun 10, 2015 | Praying in Color
Sunday was Andy’s and my 46th wedding anniversary. We have been married for 70% of our lives. When we said “I will” to the beautiful and daunting vows in an Episcopal church, Andy was so young his parents had to sign a permission slip for the state of Maryland. “Yes,...
by Sybil Macbeth | May 21, 2015 | Praying in Color
“When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a...
by Sybil Macbeth | May 13, 2015 | Praying in Color
As we near the end of the Easter season, I have a last set of Lenten calendars to share. Linda S. and her adult daughter collaborated on Advent calendars back in last December and decided to work together again during Lent. Since they had trouble choosing which Lenten...
by Sybil Macbeth | May 11, 2015 | Praying in Color
When I began praying in color, I did it out of desperation. I was praying for almost a dozen people in my life with terrible cancers and I was left wordless in prayer. Doodling, sitting dumbstruck, and just releasing my friends into God’s care were the only...
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...