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Jan Richardson is a popular artist, author, poet, liturgist, ordained Methodist minister, speaker, and more. I have several of her books and admire many of her paintings. 

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A Trinity Blessing

May God,
who comes to us
in the things of this world,
bless your eyes
and be in your seeing.

May Christ,
who looks upon you
with deepest love,
bless your eyes
and widen your gaze.

May the Spirit,
who perceives what is
and what may yet be,
bless your eyes
and sharpen your vision.

May the Sacred Three
bless your eyes
and cause you to see.

– Jan L. Richardson

From pages 192-193 of In the Sanctuary of Women: A Companion for Reflection and Prayer by Jan L. Richardson. Copyright © 2010 by Jan L. Richardson. All rights reserved. Used by permission of Upper Room Books.

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Blessing for Trinity Sunday

In this new season
may you know
the presence of the God
who dwells within your days,
the mystery of the Christ
who drenches you in love,
the blessing of the Spirit
who bears you into life anew.

http://paintedprayerbook.com/2012/05/29/trinity-sunday-drenched-in-the-mystery/

Fr. Philip Chircop has put Jan’s blessing into this ‘word art form’ at
http://www.philipchircop.com/post/51341930600/trinity-sunday-blessing-jan-richardson-woerd

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Poured Into Our Hearts: A Blessing for Trinity Sunday

Like a cup
like a chalice
like a basin
like a bowl

when the Spirit comes
let it find our heart
like this

shaped like something
that knows how to receive
what is given

that knows how to hold
what comes to fill

that knows how to gather itself
around what arrives as
unbidden
unsought
unmeasured
love.

http://paintedprayerbook.com/2013/05/20/trinity-sunday-poured-into-our-hearts/

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Jan has a very strong online presence with these blogs and websites:

•    »janrichardson.com
      paintedprayerbook.com/
•    »janrichardsonimages.com
     »sanctuaryofwomen.com
  
•    »The Advent Door
     »Sanctuary of Women
     »Devotion Café
      https://www.facebook.com/JanRichardsonAuthor/
  

Find her 7 books at
http://www.janrichardson.com/books

Jan has created many paintings which can be found on her blogs and websites, and in some of her books. This one is ‘A Spiral-Shaped God’ which appears in her blog post at
http://paintedprayerbook.com/2008/05/12/trinity-sunday-a-spiral-shaped-god/

A Spiral-Shaped God © Jan L. Richardson