Written by professors, graduates, and others in
the Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary community, these reflections, prayers, and spiritual practices will take you along the journey with Jesus through the cross toward resurrection.
Monday, March 24, 2014
Practices for the Week Ahead
Telling our God-given truths takes practice. The following practices will help you to say with more boldness the truth revealed to us in the crucified and risen Christ: God is our God and we are God’s people.
As you reflect on God’s truth and your own truths, may you also be aware this week that the Annunciation takes place on March 25th. The Annunciation is when the angel Gabriel comes to Mary to announce that she will conceive and carry Jesus, the Son of God. How fitting that another truth of God is revealed to us this week.
The practice of Praying in Color can be a family practice and/or an individual practice. Use paper, markers, crayons, colored pencils, or any other artistic tools you have available. In a comfortable environment spend time with God, read John 5:4–52, and express the truth of who you are.
Monday: Start with the word “Holy.” Draw and color as you feel led to. You can use different colors, shapes, and designs to pray your thoughts around the word “Holy” as it comes to you. Express yourself freely and remember there is no judgment. It is truth between you and God.
Wednesday: Start with the word “Beloved.”
Friday: Start with the words “Child of God.”
Closure of practices on Saturday: How did praying in color practices help reveal truths you might or might not have been aware of? What sense of freedom did you experience in meeting God in this way?
For the glory of God and to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary is a seminary in the Presbyterian-Reformed tradition whose mission is to educate and equip individuals for the ordained Christian ministry and other forms of Christian service and leadership; to employ its resources in the service of the church; to promote and engage in critical theological thought and research; and to be a winsome and exemplary community of God's people.
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