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Jan L Richardson | The Painted Prayerbook
Sermon Preparation or Illustration and 3 more types
Jan Richardson comments on the "fracturing and fragmentation" felt by the Gerasene Demoniac before Jesus healed him (Luke 8:26-39). She offers her poem "Delivered: A Blessing" and her image "Delivered."
Luke 8:26-39
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Gerasenes, Demoniac, Healing, Jesus
Only Speak the Word
Jan L Richardson | The Painted Prayerbook
Sermon Preparation or Illustration, Artwork, Poetry
In reference to Jesus' healing of the centurion's servant (Luke 7:1-10), Jan Richardson offers her poem "Only Speak the Word: A Blessing" and her image "Only Speak the Word."
Luke 7:1-10
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Blessing, Trust, Peace, Healing
Pentecost: One Searing Word
Jan L Richardson | The Painted Prayerbook
Sermon Preparation or Illustration and 3 more types
Inspired by Pentecost, this artwork, exegesis and poem by Jan L. Richardson is based on Acts 2:1-21. Richardson discusses how the Holy Spirit descends on human dust to set our hearts ablaze for world transformation.
Acts 2:1-21
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Pentecost, Sanctification, Healing, Change
The Medium and the Message
Jan L Richardson | The Painted Prayerbook
Sermon Preparation or Illustration and 3 more types
This artwork (Testimony) and exegesis by Jan L. Richardson on Mark 1:40-45 explores how a medium can contain a person's testimony. People who are healed or freed embody messages about Jesus' gospel in their lives.
Mark 1:40-45
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Healing, Jesus, Slavery, Freedom
The Sacrament of Spit for Healing
Jan L Richardson | Global Worship
Scripture Meditation or Sermon, Artwork, Poetry
This blog post considers John 9:1-12 where Jesus heals the man born blind with a mixture of spit and dirt. It includes a reflection and poem, an art piece, a litany for blindness, and a ballad.
John 9:1-12
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Healing, Sacraments, Earth, Blindness
Circling Around Again
Jan L Richardson | The Painted Prayerbook
Sermon Preparation or Illustration and 3 more types
This artwork and commentary by Jan L. Richardson are associated with Mark 5:21-24. Discussing how story describes "two healings that are intertwined with one another," Richardson discusses how wholesome healing is both personal and communal.
Mark 5:21-24
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Healing, Gospel, Mark, Community
Strange Remedies
Jan L Richardson | The Painted Prayerbook
Scripture Meditation or Sermon, Artwork
Jan Richardson shares a creative Lenten reflection on the "strange remedy" that is the Christ event. For her meditation and artwork she draws from Numbers 21:4-9, Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22, Ephesians 2:1-10, and John 3:14-21.
Ephesians 2:1-10
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Lent, Healing, Wilderness
It Is Hard Being Wedded to the Dead
Jan L Richardson | The Painted Prayerbook
Scripture Meditation or Sermon, Artwork, Poetry
Jan Richardson offers this poem as an All Saints gift, a talisman to hold as we remember our own beloved ones. Paired with a reading from Revelation 7:9-17, it reckons with her husband's death and love.
Revelation 7:9-17
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Wedding, All Saints' Day, Grief, Love
Blessing for an Anniversary Date
Jan L Richardson | The Painted Prayerbook
Sermon Preparation or Illustration and 3 more types
Upon the anniversary of her husband's death, Jan Richardson offers a brief meditation and poem on the presence of grace in times of deep sorrow.
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Blessing, Sorrow, Grief, Healing
Blessing for Coming Home to an Empty House
Jan L Richardson | The Painted Prayerbook
Scripture Meditation or Sermon, Artwork, Poetry
On the two-year anniversary of her husband's death, artist, liturgist, and theologian Jan Richardson offers a heartfelt prayer from and for those whose returning home is both an experience of continual grief and unending love.
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Blessing, Comfort, Grief, Healing
That All Be Made Well
Jan L Richardson | The Painted Prayerbook
Sermon Preparation or Illustration and 3 more types
Meditating on the passage, "He came and took her by the hand and lifted her up," from Mark 1:29-39, Jan Richardson offers a blessing of hope and healing for those who are hurting.
Mark 1:29-39
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Epiphany, Blessing, Art, Mark
Welcoming Blessing
Jan L Richardson | The Painted Prayerbook
Scripture Meditation or Sermon, Artwork, Poetry
This artwork, commentary and poem by Jan Richardson are associated with Matthew 10:40-42. Reflecting on the emotional healing that can result from feeling welcomed, Richardson encourages us to find and practice hospitality, fellowship and kindness.
Matthew 10:40-42
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Blessing, Sorrow, Healing, Hospitality
Stories and Circles
Jan L Richardson | The Painted Prayerbook
Scripture Meditation or Sermon and 3 more types
Jan Richardson explores the circular and interconnected stories of the Healing of Jairus' Daughter and the Healing of the Woman with the Issue of Blood in Matthew 9:9-13,18-26 and Mark 5:21-43—their healing was bound together.
Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26
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Healing, Woman, Deep, Child
What the Light Shines Through
Jan L Richardson | The Painted Prayerbook
Sermon Preparation or Illustration and 3 more types
Jan Richardson offers a reflection on Mark 1:40-45, as well as a painting and a poem, on the mystery of Jesus' choice to heal some and not others.
Mark 1:40-45
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Epiphany, Blessing, Suffering, Healing
Upon the Ashes
Jan L Richardson | The Painted Prayerbook
Scripture Meditation or Sermon, Artwork
Jan Richardson's Ash Wednesday meditation reflects upon Sojourner Truth's declaration, “Then I will speak upon the ashes.” We are all capable of inflicting pain and destruction, but God know what to do with ashes.
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Ash Wednesday, Violence, Lent, Healing
The Domestic God
Jan L Richardson | The Painted Prayerbook
Sermon Preparation or Illustration and 3 more types
Using the story of Mark 1:29-39, Jan Richardson explores the concept of the domestic Jesus. This is a Jesus who enters into our common space and who considers no place or person unworthy of a miracle.
Mark 1:29-39
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Healing, Jesus, Angels, Miracles
I Will Be Made Well
Jan L Richardson | The Painted Prayerbook
Sermon Preparation or Illustration and 3 more types
What stories are bound with ours, their fragments joining to create a tale more complete than the one we could tell alone? Jan Richardson reflects on Mark 5:21-43 in prose, poetry, and painting.
Mark 5:21-43
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Healing, Relationship