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I ASK to pray for others which I was so hesitant to do before. I find myself sitting in meetings doodling and praying as I listen to the subject. I now pray with more frequency and more focus than ever.
My mind would wander or I would be distracted by outside influences. Along with my bag of crayons and paper, I am able to focus more on the subject of my prayers rather than the struggles I faced with the actual praying process. I have struggled with my prayer life over the years because I had difficulty staying focused.
Thank you for introducing me to a new method of praying that changed my prayer life. Thank you for being a blessing to others by sharing this innovative and creative method. Praying in Color has changed my prayer life.
This technique has shown me how to stay focused without having to spend a lot of time writing in a prayer journal or trying to come up with the words.
You don't have to say "the right words," or even draw "pretty pictures." It's liberating, and fun. This takes your rational, analytical self and sets it aside, so you can pray with your heart and emotion. This is a quick read, but don't underestimate its value. It is inspiring and helpful, if you ever find yourself "stuck" wondering how or what to pray - particularly if you're asked to pray for someone in a tough situation.
They take the shape of geometric figures and then she places the name of the person she is praying for in those. The book cleverly starts with chapter -5 and goes up to 16. The report card grade of C- would probably say not enough detail, wandering attention, too many clichés, too little time and effort, too self-focused, too much fidgeting, too much whining."This is a book about "praying with the right side of your brain." Sybil MacBeth draws a new path to God by sketching her prayers.
She uses colored pencils, but you can do it with pen and ink. I read it in one sitting tonight. She saves those ubiquitous calendars we all get for Lent and draws a different prayer for 40 days in the boxes.
One of my favorite lines was "if prayer is a credit course in the kingdom of heaven, I'm in trouble. The possibilities are endless. It is very well written for a MATH teacher.
This way she can visualize her prayers better all day long. Or you can put the names of people you need to make amends with or your shortcomings in the circles and squares.
I recommend it as a help tool for those looking to enrich their prayer life This book offers a way of visualizing prayers that has made a definite impact on my daily prayer life. The act of writing down names of those for whom I am praying brings them closer to my mind and helps me concentrate on each as I pray.
I think it is beautiful that this woman has discovered the type of worship God designed specifically with her in mind. I don't think it should take the place of word prayer but when you can't find the words or when words just can't express the emotions you are feeling or when you are afraid of the words you may use in frustration or even as a way to get started kind of like those brainstorming clouds we use to use when we were in elementary school, this may be a great way to express that. It is definitely something I will try. This was an interesting book, to say the least. I'm not sure I would agree on some of the statements made by the author but I think it would be a great suplemental way to worship the Lord.
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