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Sitting with Jesus

July 19, 2011 by Sybil Macbeth 3 Comments Leave a Comment

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, Redeemer….whatever name for God seems right at the time.
2. move outward in a circular pattern with my pen around the name. The strokes might be arcs, circles, dots, zigzags, curlicues, loopy lines,….
3. add color.
4.  ask for peace, direction, hope.
5.  draw and get quiet.
6. daydream.
7. catch myself daydreaming.
8. look at and say the name in the middle of the drawing to refocus my prayer.
9. say “Thanks” for things in my life.
10. continue to draw and listen.
11. obsess about  something over which I have no control.
12. say the Serenity Prayer
13. mumble pathetic little prayers like “Help,” “Please,” and “When?”
14. get still again.
15. feel God’s peace.
16. daydream…..

For me prayer is a continuous ebb and flow between peace and chaos, calm and noisy thoughts, focus and monkey mind. In the midst of my struggle, I’m pretty sure that God is there cheering me on.

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Comments

  1. Brandi Renee Reed (McDonald) says

    July 19, 2011 at 11:45 pm

    Cool process. Nice picture, it reminds me of what magnified molecules and cells looked like in my anatomy textbooks!

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  2. Lael Swager says

    July 21, 2011 at 12:56 pm

    like the sitting with Jesus and praying. Thanks for your encouragement. Sat with Jesus this morning. Lael

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  3. Kay says

    July 21, 2011 at 5:18 pm

    The very simplicity of this praying is so inspiring to me. I just received your book in the mail…thank you for the tools.

    Reply

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