Episodes
"Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul... It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart."
— Mahatma Gandhi
The Adoration of the Magi by Artimesia Gentileschi What gift do you bring to Christ today?
Madonna and Child. Reading from Hymn X1 by Ephrem the Syrian, Hymns on the Nativity of Christ in the Flesh.
This is a clip from Praying with Therese Kay's “Prison or Frame?” under the theme “Seeing God Through the Lens”.
Have you ever wondered how art can help you pray? In this episode, photographer and author Therese Kay reveals how photography becomes a form of listening prayer. Together we discover that hope and grace can break through even the hardest places—like light through a frame.
Romans 5:2-5
What is it about you that God delights in? This clip from "Praying with Sue Trowbridge's 'Sophia'" reminds us that God does love us.
Image: Sophia © Sue Trowbridge 2025
Where have you experienced God’s delight in you? In this episode, artist Sue Trowbridge shares her painting Sophia and her reflections on joy in creation. Together, we pray with her art and scripture, listening for the God who delights in creation—and in us.
Proverbs 8:30-31
Image: Sophia © Sue Trowbridge 2025
Where are you thirsty for God's refreshment? This is a clip from Praying with William Edouard Scott's “Rainy Night, Etaples”.
Where are you thirsty for God’s refreshment? Through Rainy Night, Etaples and the hymn Even Me, this session explores divine blessing as living water. Participants are invited to breathe, reflect, and receive God’s showers of grace.
Text: Even Me by Elizabeth Codner (1860)
What if the earth itself could preach? Rev. Rob McPherson explores Alma Thomas’s Earth Sermon: Beauty, Love, and Peace, reflecting on how creation proclaims God’s beauty, love, and peace. Isaiah 55:12–13 and Thomas’s inspiration guide a time of prayerful contemplation, inviting viewers to hear God’s personal word for them today.
Isaiah 55:12-13
This is a clip from the episode "Praying with Alma Thomas' Earth Sermon"
What if the beauty of nature could speak directly to your soul? Join Rev. Rob McPherson as he explores Monet’s The Japanese Footbridge and the Water-Lily Pool and Jesus’ invitation to trust God beyond worry. Discover how art and scripture together inspire a deeper peace and a call to live in harmony with God’s creation.
Luke 12:22-31
This is a clip from a full video on contemplative prayer called: "Praying with Claude Monet's The Japanese Footbridge and the Water Lily Pool".
Discover the sacred fragments of life and faith in Jan Richardson’s Palm Sunday as Rev. Rob McPherson shares an joyful conversation with the artist. Journey through prayer, brokenness, and hope woven into collage and scripture. Where is God calling you to move along the golden road today?
John 12:12-16
This is a clip from Praying with Jan Richardson's "Palm Sunday".
In moments of despair or doubt, what does God invite you to see and listen to in your life today? Vincent Van Gogh’s Starry Night and the story of Job both explore faith amid struggle and the search for meaning in suffering. The encounter with God invites humility, calm, and renewed trust even when feeling small or lost.
Job 38:1, 31-38
A clip from Praying with Vincent Van Gogh's "Starry Night"
What gifts do you bring to God’s call, and how might you respond to God’s leading in your life today? Gentileschi’s Adoration of the Magi invites viewers to enter the biblical story of seeking and honoring Christ with gifts of reverence and love. The painting calls attention to God’s guidance and the unique gifts each person brings in response.
Matthew 2:1, 10-12
— Mahatma Gandhi