- Prayer Bedes' mission is to encourage Christian prayer. We acknowledge there are many forms of prayer. One form is using the rich tradition of Christian prayer beads found throughout the world to help us engage our body, mind, and spirit in our prayers.
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Beads as Tools for prayer
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Types of Rosaries, Chaplets, and Christian Prayer Beads
- Angelic Trisagion Chaplet
- Anglican Rosary
- Brigittine Rosary
- Chaplets
- Chaplet of Divine Mercy
- Coptic Mequtaria
- Croatian Peace Chaplet
- Dominican Rosary
- Franciscan Crown Rosary
- Gifts of the Holy Spirit Chaplet
- Greek Orthodox Komvoschinion
- Irish Penal Rosary
- Lazo Wedding Rosary
- Lutheran Rosary
- Psalms of Hope Chaplet
- Psalter & Paternoster
- Russian Orthodox Chotki
- Seven Dolor Rosary
- Stella Maris Chaplet
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Tag Archives: Art
Singing as Prayer
In Early March I took a road trip, the first I had ever driven that far alone, to northern Georgia and Alabama for my aunt’s funeral. Thank God for GPS! I cannot imagine doing it without that. Still, I gave … Continue reading
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The Beauty of Anonymous Giving – The $20 dropped in the Circus Line
I am still painting, and it is truly just for the sake of creating. In creating I can find myself and God, so in that way is is also a form of prayer and therapy for me. Today, as I … Continue reading
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Weak and Foolish Wonder
Listening to the daily Pray as you go scripture reading and meditation today, I was particularly struck by the connection between wonder and innocence. Some might consider innocence a form of weakness and even foolishness, but it is only from … Continue reading
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Can God Speak to Us through Art? Psalm 25
This is an acrylic painting I did yesterday. When I finished, I was trying to figure out what to call it, and I kept coming to those white dots. Their number was just what I felt the painting needed for … Continue reading
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Art Blessing Meditation – May You Be Held
There is more to this blessing prayer. I have just not written it out. I also know that not all of it has come to me. If it were a card, it might open up to “May you be held … Continue reading
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Blessing for Your Kids (no matter how old your kids are)
This morning as I was painting, I was thinking about what I wanted for my kids. The list could be and probably is very long. Thinking back to when they were little, what would I wish for them? I came … Continue reading
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Art as Prayer – Today I Believe
Why post today? I am not sure but as I was working on this watercolor, it was saying “just keep going.” Admittedly, I was going to give up in it after I put down the first flower petals. The color … Continue reading
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Lent Art Altar – Altering My Faith
As I mentioned in a previous post, I chose Joyce Rupp’s book–Jesus, Friend of My Soul–as my devotional book this Lenten season. But I did not tell you why I chose it. One of my favorite ideas, which has been … Continue reading
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Not Afraid to Look
Watching the footage from some of the photographers at the Standing Rock camps, I would see this sculpture sometimes and wonder about it. Who made it? How did it get there? How big is it? What is it made out … Continue reading
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