Prayer + Art

The Lord put in my heart to start a prayer + art gathering. The purpose of this group would be to gather with other God believing women who would love to encounter Jesus through prayer and art. My desire is to encourage you & myself to be in the word and in prayer daily because that is where we find hope & peace. Plus, our faith will continue to grow, and we will find joy in it.

So, what would you need to bring to our meetings? Your bible, watercolor or mixed media journal, watercolor or gouache pallet, watercolor brush and a willing heart. If you do not have supplies yet don’t worry. I would still want you to attend! I believe once you experience combining prayer & art then you will want to get your own supplies to keep and use during your own quiet time.

Just a little bit of how I started using art & prayer together: I was in need of Jesus because the enemy was trying to take my happiness away. At that point in life little things would upset me and my insecurities were many. Somehow, I discovered bible journaling, and that was game changing. I believe that Jesus met me when and where I needed him just as he met the lady at the well.

If you choose to join me, we will be meeting at Lift Coffee in Riverside on the third Saturday of each month. Know that our bibles will be open, and scripture will be read. We will have group & individual prayer time while adding color to a page in our journals. Each time we will read & meditate on a few bible verses. When it comes to the art part of it all, you will learn a new art technique to use in your journal such as wet on wet, mark making, monochromatic, and eventually combining them all together.

My prayer is that we would gather to encourage one another and build each other as shown in 1 Thessalonians 5:11.

During our time together we will be going through Gracelaced devotional by Ruth Chou Simons. You could pick up your copy on Amazon or at a local bookstore.

Since we only meet once a month it will take us 32 months to complete the book. Don’t let that scare you! You are more than welcome to pick and choose which sessions you would like to attend.

The book is divided by four seasons with each season having 8 devotions so each month we will dive into one of those devotions.

Format will be followed accordingly:

Spring 2023 Devotions : April 2023 - June 2023

Summer 2023 Devotions: July 2023 - September 2023

Fall 2023 Devotions: October 2023 - December 2023

Winter 2024 Devotions: January 2024 - March 2024

Spring 2024 Devotions : April 2024 - June 2024

Summer 2024 Devotions: July 2024 - September 2024

Fall 2024 Devotions: October 2024 - December 2024

Winter 2025 Devotions: January 2025 - March 2025

Spring 2025 Devotions : April 2024 - May 2024

Summer 2025 Devotions: June 2024 - July 2024