Search Results on Jan L Richardson

Blessing, Hope, Darkness, Light

This Day We Say Grateful

Jan L Richardson | The Painted Prayerbook

Jan Richardson shares original artwork and a poetic "sending blessing" intended for congregations who wish to bless ministers or parishioners who are moving to a new location.

Blessing, Ministry, Hope, Love

Whether Awake or Asleep

Jan L Richardson | The Painted Prayerbook

Jan Richardson offers a blessing based on 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11. She invites us to consider God's constant presence with us, regardless of if we are awake or asleep, active or resting.

1 Thessalonians 5:1-11

Hope, Rest, God's Presence

So That You May Know the Hope

Jan L Richardson | The Painted Prayerbook

Jan Richardson shares personal grief with the loss of her spouse and the hope that she continues to have in the midst of the pain. She finds comfort in Paul's words in In Ephesians 1:15-23.

Ephesians 1:15-23

Hope, Writing, Mystery, Power

Easter Tension

Jes Kast | The Twelve

Scripture Meditation or Sermon, Poetry

Jes Kast reflects on Habakkuk 1:2-4 in response to injustice. She introduces poems by nayyirah waheed and Jan Richardson in holding the tension between lament and hope at Easter time. Article audio is included. (Length: 3:08)

Habakkuk 1:2-4

Easter, Hope, Lament

Blessing the Dust

Jan L Richardson | The Painted Prayerbook

Jan Richardson shares artwork and a poetic “Blessing of the Dust” for Ash Wednesday. She encourages us to “claim what God can do within the dust,” based on 2 Corinthians 6:1-10.

2 Corinthians 6:1-10

Ash Wednesday, Blessing, Lent, Earth

The Hands that Hold the Ashes

Jan L Richardson | The Painted Prayerbook

Jan Richardson reflects on Ash Wednesday and the ashes of her brother, and writes on how even in her pain she holds on to the sign of the cross: sign of stubborn hope.

Ash Wednesday, Pain, Cross, Hope

Beloved Is Where We Begin

Jan L Richardson | The Painted Prayerbook

A reflection, plus a related painting and poem, by Jan Richardson on Luke 4:1-13. Richardson, writing to people preparing for Lent, says that Christians should journey into their wilderness remembering that God has called them beloved.

Luke 4:1-13

Lent, Love, Baptism, Temptation Of Christ

While It Was Still Dark

Jan L Richardson | The Painted Prayerbook

This resource offers Jan Richardson's two poems and a painting for Easter Sunday. It reminds us of the transformative power of the resurrection and how it fills us with knowledge and a sense of purpose.

Luke 24:1-12; John 20:1-18

Easter, Hope, Calling/vocation, Resurrection Of Jesus Christ

The Greatest of These

Jan L Richardson | The Painted Prayerbook

Jan Richardson adapts the words of St Paul in 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 to offer a blessing encouraging us to unfold our hearts in love and for love.

1 Corinthians 13

Blessing, Faith, Hope, Knowledge

Therefore I Will Hope

Jan L Richardson | The Painted Prayerbook

In times of darkness, how does what God has done in the past give us hope for what God will yet do? In this Holy Saturday meditation, Jan Richardson reflects on this question and Lamentations 3:24.

Lamentations 3:19-24

Blessing, Hope, Lament, Holy Saturday

Hoping Against Hope

Jan L Richardson | The Painted Prayerbook

In reference to Romans 4:18a, Jan Richardson offers her poem "Rough Translations" and her image "Hoping Against Hope."

Romans 4:13-25

Lent, Hope, Death

Secret Medicine

Jan L Richardson | The Painted Prayerbook

An image, poem, and commentary on Mark 8:31-38. In the season of Lent we learn that "Hope does not depend on us, but it cannot do without us." Hope lives on even when we feel otherwise.

Genesis 17; Psalm 22; Mark 8:31-38, 9:2-9

Lent, Hope, Jesus Christ, Peter (person)

Blessing in a Time of Violence

Jan L Richardson | The Painted Prayerbook

This painting and a poem cry out blessing and peace in the midst of violence and hatred.

Blessing, Hope, Sorrow, Peace (spiritual)

In the Breath, Another Breathing

Jan L Richardson | The Painted Prayerbook

Matthew 27:57-66 has us caught between the dying and the rising, holding our breath and hoping for release. We are broken as we always were, but feeling it harshly, and hoping to be whole.

Matthew 27:57-66