by Sybil Macbeth | Apr 17, 2022 | Praying in Color
I stepped into our cozy, dorm-room shower this morning anticipating its usual, wonderful solar-hot water. By the time I was head-to-toe wet, it soaked into my brain: “This water is COLD!” Then I started my familiar rant: “Nothing is predictable here....
by Sybil Macbeth | Feb 8, 2022 | Praying in Color
The pressure to send or not send Valentine’s Day cards looms heavy for some of us. As a terrible gift giver, I am not a fan of the romantic weight of the holiday. If someone doesn’t send me a card, does that mean they don’t love me? If I don’t...
by Sybil Macbeth | Feb 2, 2022 | 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) After almost four months in Jerusalem and the land of the Holy One, my idea...
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 | Sep 8, 2021 | Praying in Color
I have not posted in a while. Between working on content for the new website and living in limbo about our departure for Jerusalem, I’ve been both distracted and a bit lazy. That’s my excuse. Now, I’m excited about this new website. I hope you will...