Some of us have strong imaginations. Look all around you. Look at what humans have built from imagination. Now take that and apply it to prayer. 🙂

Take that kind of bold creative expression found in architecture and use it in prayers.

That’s what I do. 🙂

I take my brave imagination and my anchored faith to create elaborate realities for God. I do this with paint, writing, joy, scripture and the greatest love.

What takes place is mind blowing. It is jaw dropping.

I was led to paint on the bridge today and was inspired by the light dancing in the water. I saw within me yellow around the white shapes that I had painted earlier in the day.

Earlier in the day though God was showing me to “Wrap up the yellow.” Yellow to me means many things but it is rooted in helping the homeless and being part of the Catholic Worker movement. This is with the help of St. Mark and Dorothy Day in my walk with Christ, to say the least. This was to close out a massive assignment for my brother Eric, hearts and the number 17.

As I was painting yellow around the white shapes I immediately realized God had me paint brains with white to help purify minds. He had me surround them with yellow to bring light to sad minds, to disturbed minds etc. I wrote all about it.

It was beautiful because then I realized that God had me praying about Doctors and brain scans. To pray that these doctors see what they are supposed to see and do what they are supposed to do concerning these scans. 🙂

The list goes on according to prayers for this layer on the Ohio River. It was grand and beautiful.

Many people stopped to join in on the burst of light that was coming through me.

I gave two mini canvas to two kiddos too so they would use their imagination to build something lovely, good, true and noble. They were both so excited and grateful. I know God is working wonders in them now. 💛

Psalm 143 

New International Version

A psalm of David.

¹ Lord, hear my prayer,
listen to my cry for mercy;
in your faithfulness and righteousness
come to my relief.
² Do not bring your servant into judgment,
for no one living is righteousbefore you.
³ The enemy pursues me,
he crushes me to the ground;
he makes me dwell in the darkness
like those long dead.
⁴ So my spirit grows faint within me;
my heart within me is dismayed.
⁵ I remember the days of long ago;
I meditate on all your works
and consider what your hands have done.
⁶ I spread out my hands to you;
I thirst for you like a parched land.^[a]

⁷ Answer me quickly, Lord;
my spirit fails.
Do not hide your face from me
or I will be like those who go down to the pit.
⁸ Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love,
for I have put my trust in you.
Show me the way I should go,
for to you I entrust my life.
⁹ Rescue me from my enemies, Lord,
for I hide myself in you.
¹⁰ Teach me to do your will,
for you are my God;
may your good Spirit
lead me on level ground.

¹¹ For your name’s sake, Lord, preserve my life;
in your righteousness, bring me out of trouble.
¹² In your unfailing love, silence my enemies;
destroy all my foes,
for I am your servant.

In Jesus’ name, Amen.