- 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.
About Me
Beads as Tools for prayer
Link to my Etsy Shop
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
Types of Crosses
Labels
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Tag Archives: PrayingWithOurSenses
At the Foot of the Cross
In our dining room next to the patio door to our deck, I have a collection of crosses on the wall. It was not my intent to make it an altar of sorts, but it seems to have emerged into … Continue reading →
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Breathe…Just Breathe – Holy Week
I mentioned in a previous post a couple of the devotions I receive via email. One that I did not mention is Jan Richardson’s from her site The Painted Prayerbook. Over Advent, however, I did mention her book that I … Continue reading →
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Swaddled in the Womb – Photography as Prayer
The other day I took this picture as I noticed the fresh blanket of white snow was really not all white. The shadows from the tree were casting an array of blues and grays. On the left is the photo … Continue reading →
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Making A St. Brigid’s Cross: What to Welcome In and What to Throw Out
After I found the wheat yesterday, I put it all in a bin of water to soak. I feel like there is this little theme of “re-visiting” that is reappearing as I begin journeying through there first days of Lent. … Continue reading →
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Lent’s Lost and Found: Revisiting Hope and The Prophesy of Simeon
The photo above is of some wheat I picked years ago from my ancestral farm in North Dakota. I was in a vase for many years until I decided it was too dusty and just needed to be thrown. In … Continue reading →
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I Am Already With You ~God
It is time again to do my book work for the past year. It is one of my least favorite things to do. If I just did it every month throughout the year, it would not be such a big … Continue reading →
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I Changed My Word for 2018
After some pondering and praying, I decided to change my word for 2018. In my previous post, I stated it was “embraced.” Once I started thinking more about the coming year and my intentions, I realized that, yes, I need … Continue reading →
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My Word for 2018: How I Found It and How It Found Me
For quite a few years now I have been using the spiritual practice of choosing a word for the year. The practice was introduced to me by Christine Valters Paintner from Abbey of the Arts. One of the things about … Continue reading →
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Contemplative Crochet
Crocheting has become therapy and a form of contemplative prayer for me. This morning I am pondering loose ends. Sometimes those loose ends in our life do not only need to be tied up but woven in. How do I … Continue reading →
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The Struggle to Connect
For some time I have been trying to decide how my online presences relate to each other if at all. This website–prayer bedes–began as an extension of my Etsy shop where I sell Christian prayer beads. (I know, the shop … Continue reading →
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