ART AND PRAYER
VIDEO SERIES
Contemplative Prayer
This video series uses artwork to help people deepen their prayer life. Combined with the use of scripture, artwork becomes a tool to aid participants to speak with and listen to God. This practice is often called Visio Divina (which translates as Divine Seeing).
As Henri Nouwen says, "Our true challenge is to return to the center, to the heart, and to find there the gentle voice that speaks to us and affirms us in a way no human voice ever could."
The videos come in two forms:
The full episodes of "Praying With an Artist and Their Work". These are 17 to 25 minutes. On YouTube.
The shorts "60 Seconds with an Artist and Their Work" which are clips from the larger episodes. On YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. Please look in the video descriptions for the links to the original 9x16 videos if you are on a mobile device.
You are encouraged not just to watch the episodes but to use them to spur you to prayer.
This Week’s Episode
“Discover God’s presence through five timeless masterpieces. This free PDF booklet offers new works by artists featured in our Art and Prayer video series — each with scripture and reflection prompts to guide your prayer.”
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The Presenter
The series is presented by Rev. Rob McPherson, an ordained minister in the United Methodist Church with over 30 years experience. He received his MDiv from United Theological Seminary in 1994, and BA from the University of Michigan in 1990. He currently serves as the pastor of Davison United Methodist Church in Davison, MI. He produces these videos because they feed his soul and hopes that you also find them nourishing for your faith.
"Silence is God’s first language; everything else is a poor translation."
— Thomas Keating