Often when I'm journaling, words can't seem to accurately describe what's going on in my heart. I try to find words that could express what I'm feeling but they are left unfound. In these moments, I grab my sketch book and draw what I am sensing, how I'm feeling, or the prayer that is lodged in my soul and needs to be released. Onto the page it goes - not as letters strung together as words, but as lines and shapes from the lead of my dull #2 pencil. Usually I don't know what image will form, I just place the lead on the rough surface of paper and and begin "doodling." Before I know it a blank sheet fills with a sketch which becomes an extension of my prayer - it's a visual prayer. These are very powerful moments for me and bring a rich dimension to my journey with Jesus.
God is the Master Artist ~ I am so not a master artist. I'm just a child of God who uses the creativity that is God given to express the depths of the soul. And it feels awesome. Art is very much part of my prayer life. In fact, if you are like me, I've learned to purchase journals with no lines so when the urge to draw strikes, I'm ready. But I also love my big artist's sketch pad too. Either one works for me.
Have you experienced using your creativity in your prayer life or quiet times with the Lord? If you are so willing, please share your experience as a "Comment" - you will find the link at the end of this post.
Enjoy creating in the presence of our Creator.
May 13, 2008
Art as Prayer
Posted by deAnn Roe at 7:50 PM
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I can soooo relate to this. I still remember my very first experience when my time with God was not a time of words at all but a beautiful time of a vision. What was so amazing was the fact that I have never in my life been able to draw a person, other than a stick person, and suddenly, here I was at one with God sketching away a picture of people, at different stages coming to the cross and only later did I realize that those people were me in my different stages of life. It has taken me awhile to realize that God doesn't communicate with all of us the same way. He loves us enough to communicate with us in our very own "love language" and sometimes those love languages may be a sketch, a painting, a photo that we may take, a sculpture or perhaps even writing a beautiful poetic psalm....
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