by Sybil Macbeth | Feb 26, 2012 | Praying in Color
I’m one of those wacky people who loves Lent. As the calendar hits mid to late February, my liturgical memory kicks in and I start to sing the refrains to the Great Litany: “Good Lord, deliver us, ” Son of God, we beseech thee to hear us,” O Christ, hear us…” I wish...
by Sybil Macbeth | Feb 12, 2012 | Praying in Color
Here is the link to two calendar templates for Lent. Lent starts with Ash Wednesday on February 22. If you are looking for a Lenten discipline, consider praying on a calendar template for the forty days. It’s a simple, not very time-consuming discipline. Here...
by Sybil Macbeth | Apr 22, 2011 | Praying in Color
Here is my final calendar for Lent. Some days I worked the program as I had planned–a full blown meditation and prayer on each word. Other days I chose a word and drew hastily with a scattered mind and spirit. In spite of my inconsistent discipline, I learned at...
by Sybil Macbeth | Apr 1, 2011 | Praying in Color
Praying Psalm 51 has been a great way for me to focus my Lenten attention and intention. I like honing in on one word a day. Many of the words convey my/our alienation from God: transgressions, iniquity, sin, evil, sentence, guilt, judgment, guilty, sinner…....
by Sybil Macbeth | Mar 15, 2011 | Praying in Color
Lent seems to be the time when I try to cram in a year’s worth of Bible study or prayer into 40 days. This year I decided to make my spiritual discipline small enough so I can “savor rather than stuff” as I described in my March 4th post. On Ash...
