“When You Pass Through the Waters”

by Lisle Gwynn Garrity,
Sanctified Art

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This piece is meant to be a visual prayer, inviting you to internalize and personalize the words of a blessing from Isaiah 43. And so, I invite you to take a deep breath in, then let it out, and pray with me: 

“When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you.” (Isaiah 43:2a)

Rest your gaze on the art, following all the shapes with water imagery. Notice the textures and the colors. Offer a prayer for all the ways you feel as if you are drowning or being overcome by forces beyond your control. now pray for God’s waters to nourish you. Ask for a raft. Imagine you are floating gently down a river. 

“When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.” (Isaiah 43:2b)

Look again at the art. With you eyes, trace all the areas you see fire imagery. Offer a prayer for all the people and places in the world experiencing devestation and destruction. Now ask God to renew all the earth. Ask for healing. Ask for protection for those who are hurting. 

Lastly, inhale deeply, and release. You are precious in God’s sight. Imagine God gazing upon you, delighting in all that you are. You are a blessing. Let that truth buoy you as you breathe each new breath.