A message from a reader on the first day of Advent Art Prayers:

I signed up for your InkyFern Advent Art. This is wonderful! Such a gift. My candle is lit, my tea is steeping, and I was surprised by the added downloadable coloring page. I appreciate your breathing and prayer suggestions/steps and your art is fabulous! Thank you!

~Jan

Advent Art Prayers

Each day of Advent, I will send an Art Prayer to help you make space to practice deeper listening during the busy holiday season.

We can’t avoid the hustle and bustle, but we can find peace in the midst of it. Slow Down. Breathe.

Know that you are Beloved

Establish your Advent Practice.

Step 1: Set up a space in your home for your Advent readings. Make it comfortable. Add a candle. Perhaps next to your tree or at a table with a little festive placemat.

Step 2: Determine two times of the day when you might practice them so that if you miss the first one, you can lean into the second and not feel guilty.

Step 3: Each time you sit down to practice your Advent devotion, make a warm cup of something and begin with a couple of moments of silence and deep breathing. Close your eyes and breath in deeply the love of God for you. Ask the Spirit to join you. Then begin your readings.

Step 4: Have a little prayer journal nearby where you can list the things that stick with you or stand out to you during your devotion.

Step 5: Close your time with a couple of moments of silent deep breathing, thanking God for the love and grace that are freely given to you that claims you as God’s own.