[7/29/2018] Les Blanchard provided guest ministry today and led the congregation through a spiritual practice involving praying in color. Groups of six or seven gathered around tables with each person having a sheet of paper and several coloring tools. Each one drew a unique shape on their paper and wrote their name for God in the center of the shape. Off of the shape, we drew a line for each person at our table. At the end of each line, we created a “thought bubble”. Then, we went around the table with each one sharing the name of a person they would like those at the table to pray for in the coming week. The name of that person was written in one of the thought bubbles and those at the table took a moment after each name to silently lift the individual to God. When everyone at the table had been given the opportunity to share a name, the group joined hands, thanking God for the opportunity to share together in that way.
The experience was meaningful in that it allowed us to pray with one another in a different way than we normally would. It also gave each person the opportunity to share a name, without having to give specific details of the need unless they wanted to. It would be a cool experience to try this at home with our families or in a small group. We appreciate Les sharing of his experience with this activity.