by Sybil Macbeth | Feb 2, 2022 | Praying in Color
And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness for forty days, where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. (Luke 4, 1-2 NRSV) After almost four months in Jerusalem and the land of the Holy One, my idea...
by Sybil Macbeth | Mar 29, 2021 | Praying in Color
My Lents are well-planned. I create a calendar template or two, choose a book of devotions or set of scripture readings, and set out on my daily, pious prayer-walk through the forty days of Lent. Lent is under my control, orderly. I am in charge. But NOT this year....
by Sybil Macbeth | Jan 25, 2021 | Praying in Color
Using a calendar template Using a calendar template is a simple, daily, and playful but serious practice for praying our way through the forty days of Lent. Each day, choose a word to ponder or a person to pray for. Write the word or name in the allotted space with a...
by Sybil Macbeth | Feb 26, 2020 | Praying in Color
Today is the first day of Lent, Ash Wednesday. The pancakes from last night’s suppers are gone and promises for Lenten disciplines have been made. There is still time to download a calendar template or two and follow a doable, visual path through Lent. Here are...
