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Morning Prayer Doodle – 1st December

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Here’s my Advent doodle from today’s morning prayer.

abundance of the heart

“Our Words flow from the abundance of the heart” Matthew 12.34b

Advent Illustrated

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Today’s prompt in Advent illustrated is Genesis 1.31:

creation

“God saw everything that he had made, and indeed, it was very good.
And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.”

Advent Illustrated: Light

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Advent Illustrated is a four-week Bible journaling challenge, which participants are journaling through the Bible together, starting with the creation account and ending with the story of Jesus’ birth. Today’s prompt is ‘Light’, the scripture verse is Genesis 1.1, and this is my response (media: pen and ink on paper, then some digital faffing around with a photo of it on my phone):

Advent Illustrated Light

I can’t guarantee I’ll do this every day, but I’ll certainly enjoy it when I do!

Advent 2015 – 30th November

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‘How beautiful on the mountain are the feet of those who bring good news.’  

feetFeet are not, generally, all that beautiful. Especially those who have been walking extensively on mountains. Celebrating feast of St Andrew the Apostle, we celebrate that the good news is shared by the faithful walking of the way of discipleship and mission, and that beauty comes not from protecting ourselves from the damage that the world may inflict as we tread out path through it, but from our engagement with the world around us as we bring the love of God to those who do not yet know it.

On that basis, every wrinkle omother teresan Mother Teresa’s face (and I’m sure her feet were just as wrinkled) was a mark of beauty, because they were the product of a lifetime of smiling God’s love on others.

The signs of our life’s journey can be traced on our own bodies and minds.  The marks that mar our physical beauty can often be the very things that reveal the beauty of our actions – the sacrifices we have made, the ways that we have been hurt and healed, the burdens we have carried either for ourselves or others.

May we walk faithfully and courageously the path that God sets before us, so that all that makes our feet ugly also makes them beautiful.