for Epiphany 2016: Coloring the Psalms

After the busyness of the Christmas season, Epiphany comes as a breath of fresh air.  Winter continues, and we have a little time to breathe before Lent and Easter make our church lives busy again.  One of the increasingly popular ways to breathe, relax, meditate, and process is adult coloring books — intricately designed black-and-white images that invite the reader to engage and enjoy.  By combining the new imagery of meditative coloring with the traditional words of the psalmists, we create space to engage with the psalms of the lectionary time between Epiphany and Lent.

The following are hand-drawn images suitable for printing.  Each highlights a verse from the psalm for the day.  These meditative coloring images offer a chance to engage with the words of the psalmists and with lectionary texts we may not normally notice.

for Epiphany 2015: Gifts of God

After the busyness of the Christmas season, Epiphany comes as a breath of fresh air.  Winter continues, and we have a little time to breathe before Lent and Easter make our church lives busy again.  In the midst of our rest, we can reflect on gifts — not the gifts we sent and received for Christmas, but the gifts God offers each day.  The psalmists, in their songs of praise and lament, have given us a whole book of words for what God has done and continues to do.

The following are handwritten images suitable for use as bulletin covers — and designed to be colored!  Each highlights a verse from the psalm for the day, specifically one that names something God has given.  These bulletin covers offer a chance to engage with the gifts of God (via coloring, which is one of the best ways!) and with lectionary texts we may not normally notice.