Vintage Grace

Thursday, April 19, 2018

Bible Marginalia- The Measure of My Days

Bible Marginalia Series- #290

Psalm 39

What is the measure of my days?

Lord, guard my ways.

Guard my tongue.

Let me know my end.

I am a mere breath.

I am a shadow.

How fleeting I am!

v.7

And now, O Lord, for what do I wait?

My HOPE is in you, Lord.

Everything is here and gone.

Let me trust in your WORD.

That stands forever.

Supplies:

Margin by Sirpa Quinn

Colored pencils

Fine-point Sharpie marker

Monday, April 16, 2018

I Prayed for You

Over the Easter break I was hearing

about the Kindergarten class

at St. Matthew in Walled Lake, Michigan

and part of their prayer practice discipline.

I had sent the resource created

by Kathryn Stanis

for Visual Faith Ministry

to daughter Jessica.

On their Friday

"Prayer Walk"
they deliver
the prayers to teachers and staff
in the building.

They color and pray
for the teacher or staff person they choose.
If they need help with spelling
for a word they just ask for help.

Jessica took the staff photos sheet
from their school
and has this placed in the prayer center.
Students place a finished prayer
in the pocket beside the staff list
till it is time to deliver them.

Classroom prayer station.
Each student has a numbered pouch
and friends
can also pray for each other,
and place a prayer
in the numbered pouch of a friend.
Teacher Jessica takes them out,
adds a hole punch
and puts them on an O ring
to make a prayer book.
This is collected throughout the year.
At the end of the year this will be one of the
"Kindergarten artifacts."
Here is the link to the pdf download
on the Visual Faith Ministry website-
jesus-loves-you-card
Teaching Visual Prayer
with young children
gives them
a way to bless others.
What a gift.

Sunday, April 15, 2018

Bible Marginalia- Resurrection and the LIFE

Bible Marginalia Series- #289

John 11:25

Thinking about the LIFE

that we have because

of the resurrection of Jesus.

Good News- for today,

and all of my tomorrows.
What HOPE there was for
Mary and Martha-
even before Jesus raised
Lazarus from the dead.
I wonder what their conversations
were with their brother
when he came back to life.
Wouldn't that have been amazing?

Supplies:
Tri- Art gesso
Napkin
Washi tape
Alpha stickers