Susan from Indiana wrote to me with some creative Praying in Color ideas and gave me permission to share them. Here are Susan's ideas. Thank you! 1. As I read scripture, I either search online for a passage that is of a specific topic, or I just start reading until...
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Innovations
My granddaughter Clara is one year old. At her birthday celebration last weekend, she pulled out a brand new party trick and walked fourteen steps. She is so excited by her new skill, she hasn't slept well since. This vertical innovation of mobility has brought both...
Sitting with Jesus
Sitting still is difficult for me. Sitting still in prayer is a real challenge. So when I just want to sit with God and listen, I get out my paper, pen, and markers and start to draw. Here's what often happens for me. I 1. write God, Jesus, Holy Spirit,...
Tears
Jacob wept. Esau wept. Joseph wept. Rachel wept. Esther wept. Peter wept. Mary wept. Jesus wept. Tears are everywhere--even in the eyes of the Bible's biggest stars. When I drew this prayer I noticed the shapes were a bunch of big tear drops. The people I'm praying...
The Better Part
This morning I was reading the passage in Luke's Gospel about Jesus in the home of Mary and Martha. Here's the conversation: Now as they went on their way, he [Jesus] entered a certain village, where a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home. She had a sister...
Santa Fe Prayer
The colored markers I took on my Santa Fe vacation turned out to be almost exactly the same colors as the landscape in the region. Maybe there was some Southwestern painter floating around my mind when I packed. Santa Fe is so beautiful I wanted to use the local...
Shadows
I just spent five days and nights in Santa Fe, New Mexico. To my surprise I was captivated by the stark and spare beauty of the landscape. The browns, rusts, mauves, blues, and greens formed an unusual kaleidoscope of color. Artists abound in the Southwest. They...
Pentecost
Today is the fiftieth day after Easter, the day called Pentecost. I love Pentecost because it celebrates the descent of the Holy Spirit on the followers of Jesus. With all kinds of people praying in all kinds of strange languages, this Disneyesque, magical blast of a...
Praying in Color Workshop in Memphis
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Pink Sink
My husband and I moved to Michigan six months ago into a church-owned house. The house has been perfect for us--cozy, efficient, and just the right size for two people plus occasional overnight guests. It has decor, however, I would never choose--green walls, green...