Tag Archives: ArtJournal

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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A Blessing Challenge

Posted on 10/10/2023 by Christine

Yesterday was the first day of a Radiate Blessings Challenge I signed up for with Briana Borten. She offered a meditation to get us started and listening to it, I felt like my mind was all over the place and … 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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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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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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Goodbye Again, Old Friend – 2 years smoke free

Posted on 08/29/2020 by Christine

The appointment is still there on my Google calendar–3:00 Breathe. That means it has been 2 years that I have been smoke free. Painting today, that was in my thoughts. An open airy garden, fresh air, lightness, and freedom were … 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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Art Blessing Meditation – May You Be Held

Posted on 08/18/2020 by Christine

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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