by Sybil Macbeth | Oct 22, 2024 | Praying in Color
Here are are four upcoming Praying in Color events. Please pass on this information to people who might be interested. Thank you. 1) Saturday, October 26, 2024 Sharpsville United Methodist, Sharpsville, Indiana 2) Saturday, November 2, 2024 St. Andrew’s...
by Sybil Macbeth | Oct 23, 2023 | Praying in Color
Using an Advent calendar is one of my favorite ways to prepare and pray in the days leading up to Christmas. Unlike the store-bought versions, my calendars have no doors, just blank spaces for the days of Advent. Instead of tearing apart a calendar day by day, I...
by Sybil Macbeth | Dec 21, 2021 | Praying in Color
Many Christmas carols exalt nighttime: Oh Holy Night, Silent Night, O, Little Town of Bethlehem, Away in a Manger, While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night…. Christmas carols are probably the reason I love nighttime and darkness. When the nights start to...
by Sybil Macbeth | Dec 19, 2021 | 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 Our goal in the wilderness was not forty days, nor a run-in with the devil....
by Sybil Macbeth | Oct 27, 2021 | Praying in Color
Using an Advent calendar is my favorite way to pay attention and pray during the four weeks of Advent. Unlike the store-bought versions, my calendars have no doors, just blank spaces for the days of Advent. Each day I fill one space with a prayer or meditation–...
