by Sybil Macbeth | Nov 21, 2016 | Praying in Color
I love Advent for many reasons: Advent is the start of a new Church/liturgical year. I think of the liturgical year as the annual pilgrimage we make as the Church and as individuals through the stories of our spiritual ancestors. Every year we read through a cycle of...
by Sybil Macbeth | Nov 15, 2016 | Praying in Color
“Let us come before God with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song.” (Psalm 95:2 NIV) For a Thanksgiving Day activity with family and friends, pass out the Gratitude Gobbler prayer page with some colored markers, pencils, or crayons. Invite people to list...
by Sybil Macbeth | Nov 9, 2016 | Praying in Color
Advent calendars are for children and adults! Instead of opening daily doors with pictures or retrieving small gifts or candies from pockets, mark the day-by-day journey to Christmas by daily praying/drawing with a calendar template. When I draw, color, and doodle my...
by Sybil Macbeth | Oct 17, 2016 | Praying in Color
When I returned last week from 30 days of pilgrimage and vacation in Europe, I realized something. While I was there I had prayed multiple prayers of thanksgiving for the beauty of the world, the fabulous food, the wonderful companionship, and the careful planning of...
by Sybil Macbeth | Sep 14, 2016 | Praying in Color
For the next two weeks I will be in Ireland. My husband Andy, our friends Eyleen and Tom, and I have anticipated this trip for a year. We will drive around the southern half of the country for more than a week and end up in Galway for an eight-day pilgrimage with...
