by Sybil Macbeth | Feb 6, 2014 | Praying in Color
Writing, writing, writing for the past two months…. A manuscript was due at the publisher six days ago. It’s getting there. (Do not panic, dear editor.) If the finished book will change my erratic blog-posting behavior, I do not know. March or April will...
by Sybil Macbeth | Dec 17, 2013 | Praying in Color
I am an “Advent Fanatic” or “Advent Extremist” or “Advent Fundamentalist” or “Advent ____.” I’m trying to find the right word to fill in the blank. Yesterday a friend proposed “Advent Advocate.” I like...
by Sybil Macbeth | Dec 3, 2013 | Praying in Color
In the middle of the night, a nagging thought can grab hold of my sweet sleep and bring me bolt upright to wakefulness. My first response is to “get on that pony and ride.” “What if this happens?” or “What if I do this?” or...
by Sybil Macbeth | Nov 11, 2013 | Praying in Color
Advent starts this year on Sunday, December 1. Advent, the four Sundays and weeks before Christmas, marks the beginning of the Church year. It is a time of preparation for the birthday of Jesus and the entrance of God into the world in a new way. Advent calendars...
by Sybil Macbeth | Sep 15, 2013 | Praying in Color
Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman is a popular children’s book. A mother bird flies from the nest to procure a first meal for her almost-newborn. Before mama bird returns, baby bird hatches from the shell and realizes he is alone. He jumps out of the nest and...
by Sybil Macbeth | Jul 11, 2013 | Praying in Color
A therapist friend tells me to recite with regularity these two sentences: “I have enough. I am enough.” Her words translate easily into Christian-speak. “God will provide” and “I am a beloved child of God.” In both versions, I...
