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
What affirmation is God speaking to you today?
We pray with Luc-Olivier Merson’s "Rest on the Flight into Egypt", a powerful image of exhaustion, refuge, and compassion.
What gift would you bring if you knelt before Christ?
Gerard van Honthorst’s Adoration of the Shepherds invites us to see Christ as illumination and guide.
The Adoration of the Magi by Artimesia Gentileschi What gift do you bring to Christ today?
Madonna and Child. Reading from Hymn XV by Ephrem the Syrian, Hymns on the Nativity of Christ in the Flesh. Image Marianne Stokes (1908).
60 Seconds with the Nativity by Joseph Mulamba-Mandangi Come and adore.
Madonna and Child. Reading from Hymn X1 by Ephrem the Syrian, Hymns on the Nativity of Christ in the Flesh.
Spend time in adoration of the Christ-child.
What do you miss when life is busy? Where is God at work that you may not see?
60 Seconds of Prayer with the Visitation when the pregnant Mary visited Elizabeth.
Image: © He Qi All rights Reserved, heqiart.com, Used by permission.
A short reflection on shelter. Are you seeking shelter, or being asked to offer it?
A meditative moment where we consider God’s call upon our lives.
Enjoy this clip from Praying with Henry Ossawa Tanner's "The Thankful Poor".
Pray the hashkiveinu with Aimee Orkin's "Judaic Prayer Wall".
This is a clip from Praying with Wilhelm Leibl's "Three Women in Church” under the theme “When Reading Becomes Prayer”.
This is a clip from Praying with Therese Kay's “Prison or Frame?” under the theme “Seeing God Through the Lens”.
Where do you see balance? Where do you see harmony? Piet Mondrian points us to the balance and harmony in life. From the video Praying with Piet Mondrian's Composition with Large Red Plane.
This is a clip from "Praying with Anna Archer's Harvesters".
This is a clip from "Praying with the Sacrifice of Isaac from the de Bry Gospel."
This is a clip from Praying with Yervand Kochar's "De Profundis".
This clip features the music: Sad Ambient Music by Clavier-Music
This is a clip from Praying with Tania Michelle Wineglass' After Dinner Conversation.
Image: © by Tania Michelle Wineglass. Used by permission
This is a clip from Praying with Jan and Hubert van Eyck's "Adoration of the Mystic Lamb".
This is a clip from a prayer video on P. Solomon Raj's The Vine & the Branches.
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
This is a clip from Praying with Paul Gauguin’s “The Yellow Christ” as we Breathe the Calm, Find the Peace.
Where are you thirsty for God's refreshment? This is a clip from Praying with William Edouard Scott's “Rainy Night, Etaples”.
This is a clip from Praying with Domenico Fetti’s “Parable of the Mote and the Beam” under the theme “With a Gentle Heart.” It features the music: Passing Time by Kevin MacLeod.
This is a clip from Praying with Hilma af Klint’s “Altarpiece No. 1 Group X” under the theme “A Sacred Ascent and Descent”. The clip features the music: Deep Meditation – Grand_Project (Pixabay License)
🙏 This week on Art and Prayer, we reflect on “The Conversion of Saul” by Michelangelo under the theme “Into the Furnace”.
Cody F. Miller's paintings tell a story. Often it is a story of finding home, of expensive grace, and of forgiveness. This week our episode explores those themes and more as we approach God in contemplation.
This is a clip from a full episode of contemplative prayer on the parable of the sower.
This is a clip from a contemplative prayer video on this historic icon.
This is a clip from the episode "Praying with Alma Thomas' Earth Sermon"
This clip is from the Art and Prayer episode: "Praying with Käthe Kollwitz’s Drawing for People".
This is a clip from the episode "Praying with Friedrich Wasmann's A Vineyard at Merano". In it we allow God to call us out of our busy world into a sacred place of listening and committing to Christ's work for our lives.
This is a clip from an episode of Art and Prayer in which we delve into an ancient painting in the Roman catacombs.
In this clip from "Praying with Bartolomé Esteban Murillo’s The Return of the Prodigal Son" we look at the central portion of the painting.
In this clip from "Praying with Anna Cassel's No. 98 Pentecost" we begin to look at this symbolic and abstract painting.
In this clip from Art and Prayer's episode Praying with Benvenuto Tisi da Garofalo’s "Ascension of Christ" we get a glimpse of this wonderful altarpiece.
This is a clip from a long episode in which we visit with artist Wayne Forte and learn how prayer and scripture inform his works.
The disciples didn't recognize Jesus, but in this painting the woman seems to.
This is a clip from "Praying with Edmonia Lewis' "Forever Free"".
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".
This clip is from the contemplative prayer video "Praying with Caravaggio's 'The Incredulity of St. Thomas".
This is a clip from Praying with Jan Richardson's "Palm Sunday".
This clip is from Praying with Peter Paul Ruben's "The Descent from the Cross".
A clip from "Praying with Giovanni Bellini's The Agony in the Garden of Gethsemane".
This is a portion of a prayer video called "Praying with Robert Bateman's The Pool of Bethesda".
This is a preview of the Art and Prayer episode "Praying with William H. Johnson's "Ezekiel Saw the Wheel."
This is a clip from the contemplative prayer episode Praying with Xu Jihua's "Wedding at Cana".
This video is a clip from Praying with Marianne von Werefkin's "Ash Wednesday".
This video is a clip from Praying with Loïs Mailou Jones' "Brother Brown."
This is a clip from Praying with James Tissot's "Jesus Wept".
This is a clip from Praying with Raphael's "The Transfiguration".
This is a clip from Praying with Albrecht Dürer's "The Praying Hands".
A clip from Praying with Natalia Goncharova's "The Four Evangelists"
A clip from Praying with Caravaggio's "The Calling of St Matthew".
A clip from Praying with Jean-François Millet's "The Angelus"
A clip from Praying with Vincent Van Gogh's "Starry Night"
This is a clip from Praying with André Kamba Luesa's "The Resurrection".
This is a clip from Praying with Mary Cassatt's "Nurse and Child".
This is a clip from Praying with Ridolfo Ghirlandaio's "Procession to Calvary".
This is a clip from Praying with Salvador Dali's "The Sacrament of the Last Supper".
This is a clip from Praying with Luca Giordano's "The Good Samaritan".
This is a clip from Praying with Rembrandt's "Christ in the Storm on the Lake of Galilee".
This is a clip from Praying with Lavinia Fontana's "Touch Me Not".
This is a clip from Praying with Johannes Vermeer's "Jesus in the House of Mary and Martha".
This video is a clip from Praying with Moretto Da Brescia's "Christ in the Wilderness".
— Mahatma Gandhi