Mandalas, Candles, and Prayer

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Mandalas, Candles, and Prayer

A Simply Centered Advent

Author: Sharon Seyfarth Garner

A tangible way to stay centered on God during Advent.

Slow down, simplify, and add a burst of color to your Advent this year. The spiritual practice of coloring mandalas, lighting candles, and praying regularly can help us stay centered on God during this busy time of year.

This is more than a coloring book for adults. Mandalas, Candles, and Prayer is a prayer journal that weaves together the popular practice of coloring with four simple methods of contemplative prayer using the four candles of the Advent wreath.

Each chapter includes a short vignette, an explanation of the weekly theme and prayer method, a simple candle lighting liturgy, 7 mandalas for each week of contemplative coloring, and a closing prayer of illumination.

Let the candles light the way and calm your spirit. Color and pray. And you will experience the most meaningful gift of all—a peace that passes all understanding as you journey toward the manger.

KEY FEATURES

• Vignettes related to holiday themes such as candles and lights; some are personal stories
• 28 mandalas corresponding with the four weeks of Advent, plus one mandala for Christmas Day
• Weekly themes based on candles of the Advent wreath: Hope, Love, Joy, Peace
• Instructions for practicing four methods of prayer: Examine, intercessory prayer, lectio divina, centering prayer
• Each chapter includes a simple liturgy that can be used by individuals or groups as they light candles on the Advent wreath

About the Author

Sharon Seyfarth Garner is a United Methodist pastor, spiritual director, and retreat leader in Cleveland, Ohio. She is the founder and director of Belly of the Whale Spiritual Direction & Retreat Ministries. Sharon is the author of Praying with Mandalas: A Colorful, Contemplative Practice. She enjoys spending time with her family, kayaking, making pottery, singing loudly, and taking long walks with her husband and dog.

Paperback

2017/09

*Please note: Colors are only approximate and will vary with the settings of your monitor.