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–...
by Sybil Macbeth | Dec 30, 2020 | Praying in Color
Here are my two Advent calendars for 2020. The calendar on the left incorporates the words of #AdventWord–a ministry of Virginia Theological Seminary. The one on the right contains my prayers for others. Advent was full of illness and death for friends and...
by Sybil Macbeth | Nov 24, 2020 | Praying in Color
Advent is a time of quiet contemplation and reflection but also a time of restless expectation and journey. My favorite practices, like Advent calendars and Advent wreaths, are ones that give me day-by-day opportunities for reflection but also activate my senses. They...
by Sybil Macbeth | Nov 13, 2020 | Praying in Color
1) Lectio Divina and Praying in Color with Ruah Space November 15, Sunday, 7pm Central Time Join Phil & Erin Vestal of Ruah Space and Sybil MacBeth, the author of Praying in Color, for a special live event. As a community, we will explore the practice of praying...
by Sybil Macbeth | Nov 9, 2020 | Praying in Color
“For the seventh year in a row, #AdventWord will gather prayers via a global, online advent calendar. Virginia Theological Seminary (VTS) in partnership with Forward Movement is offering 27 daily meditations and images during this holy season beginning Sunday,...