Sunday 13th July - the lighthouse

 This is the first illustration in Hannah Dunnett's book 'More than Words'.

I expect many people are familiar with her work. She has a way of weaving quotations from the Bible into her pictures.

This is the front cover of the book;

When we were talking about using creating or colouring pictures as a way into prayer in my zoom church home group we came across this book and decided to follow it together. In my ignorance I thought it was a book for colouring in the pictures, but no, that has been done already! 

We plan to take each of the 24 illustrations in turn, one a week, to look at and talk about together in our meetings. As it turns out, there are roughly 24 weeks left in the year... 

The Lighthouse is our illustration for this week.

Once you start looking, there is so much to find in each illustration, even before you start reading the thoughtful reflections HD has written.

Each time I look at this picture I discover more... I am feeling quite inspired to spend time pondering and praying in response to the words.

Zoom in, and find comfort in the age-old wisdom. Repeat the phrases in time to your breathing. Create your own picture. Or just sit, with a cup of tea of coffee (or iced water!) and let the words do their work within you.

Music

Benjamin Britten Sea Interludes; Dawn