I mentioned the other day that a friend of mine gave me some new ideas for my prayer corner. My prayer corner started out as a collection of crosses I had either purchased or received as a gift. Last year, in keeping with my word of the year–“well”–I decided a pottery wall vase would actually make a nice little font, so that was added.
When I put up our nativity scene over Christmas, I needed to move our water fountain to a different place. Pulling out a little table I had, I knew our fountain had found it a new home.
After Christmas this year, I decided to treat myself to a couple pieces of folk art from an artist I admire on Etsy. (I will tell you about those later.) Seeing my friends prayer wall, I decided I really wanted to includes some scripture or prayer.
This is what it looks like now with the circle blessing prayer I created framed.
Whether you call it a prayer corner, prayer wall, home altar, or even part of my sacred space, I see it from the chair in our living room where I most often sit when I want to focus on prayer and meditation.
This totally goes against the minimalist lifestyle I want to create by getting rid of excess stuff, but I did order myself a hanging Moroccan candle lamp today. I already have a hook in the ceiling to hang it from. My intent is to light it like a vigil light to keep the prayers for those I love burning.
I share this hoping it might inspire someone else, as my friend’s prayer wall inspired mine. (I am linking this photo of her prayer wall from Facebook to her blog. I hope she does not mind me sharing it.)
