Tag Archives: ArtAsPrayer

Welcome Prayer and Roundabouts

Posted on 01/11/2024 by Christine

This year I started a Monk in the World online retreat through Abbey of the Arts. It is free when you sign up and I have no idea why I have not done the retreat before, but maybe now it … Continue reading →

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You Are Worthy of My Protection

Posted on 10/29/2023 by Christine

As I sit here to write this post, thinking that my thoughts were complete, I realize that might not be the case. Maybe I just tell where this all came from–at least the events from this week. However, knowing that … Continue reading →

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Shadow Box, Holy Spirit, Breath Prayer

Posted on 04/23/2023 by Christine

We recently returned from a family wedding little vacation in Colorado. Before we left, I had been feeling this nudge to work on the part of me I keep hidden. It is often called shadow work. It is the part … Continue reading →

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Singing as Prayer

Posted on 03/23/2023 by Christine

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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Shalom and New Moon Intention

Posted on 03/07/2023 by Christine

This morning as I picked up my old planner to look for a password for an order I wanted to place, this fell out. (I often use the little pieces of contemplative art I do as bookmarks.) Looking at it, … Continue reading →

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Saint Joan of Arc Attribution

Posted on 01/04/2023 by Christine

This quote, attributed to St. Joan of Arc, caught my eye when I was beginning my journey through one of the devotional books I chose for this year, Yes, And… by Fr. Richard Rohr. To be sure I quoted St. … Continue reading →

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My Final Word for 2021 – In This Place and Time

Posted on 02/02/2021 by Christine

I know I did the same thing before. It might have even been last year, but I changed my word. Well, maybe I did not change it exactly, but I reverted back to what came to me first. The word … Continue reading →

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The Beauty of Anonymous Giving – The $20 dropped in the Circus Line

Posted on 11/11/2020 by Christine

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

Posted on 09/03/2020 by Christine

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

Posted on 08/19/2020 by Christine

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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