Doodle Pray

Prompted by the concept from Sybil MacBeth I developed my DoodlePray teaching booklet.

Pray is "Talk with God"

Doodle is "Draw while attention otherwise occupied"

Doodle Pray combines these two actions. 

WHY PRAY?

• Fellowship
• Praise and thanksgiving
• Intercession
• Petition
• add your own reasons
• .....
• .....

• Usually fall asleep while trying to pray
• Want to pray but don't know how
• Prayer life is dry
• Want to experience joyful prayer
• Want to involve holistically
• Want to hear God
• Want to feel God's presence.

HOW TO DOODLE PRAY

A. With rules

      A1 Doodle only

     A2 Words only

     A3 Doodle and words

B. With no rules

     Just do it!

HOW TO DOODLE

Absentmindedly scribble!

Random shapes

Known shapes

In Black and White

In colour

RANDOM SHAPES

A dot

Blob

Line

Hatch

Geometric

Contoured blob

KNOWN SHAPES

Circle

Star

Rainbow

Smile

Sad

Tree

House

Cloud

Rain

Flowers

A1 DOODLE ONLY PRAYER

START with a SHAPE in the middle of the page to represent GOD

       <PAUSE MEDITATE FOR THREE BREATHS BETWEEN STEPS>

ADD A DOT to represent YOU

        <PAUSE MEDITATE FOR THREE BREATHS>

ADD A DOODLE

        <PAUSE MEDITATE FOR THREE BREATHS>

REPEAT TILL COMPLETE

A2 WORD ONLY PRAYER

START with name of GOD and your name in a bubble

        <PAUSE MEDITATE FOR THREE BREATHS>

ADD a bubble with an associated thought

        <PAUSE MEDITATE FOR THREE BREATHS>

Keep adding bubbles  <PAUSE MEDITATE >

till complete

A3 DOODLE & WORD PRAYER [Rough guide]

Start with name of God

        <PAUSE MEDITATE FOR THREE BREATHS>

Add doodle

        <PAUSE, MEDITATE>

Add next word that come stop mind

         <PAUSE, MEDITATE>

Add doodle

         <PAUSE, MEDITATE>

Add praise and thanks giving

        <PAUSE, MEDITATE>

Add intercession

        <PAUSE, MEDITATE>

 Add doodles

continue till complete

Do send me picture of your work!

I had the opportunity to share this with participants at a retreat:

"Add a date and comments about the experience on the back of the page," I said. "This will form a prayer diary."

Comments and feedback

"Artistic way to express our hearts/ thoughts/ feelings to God."

"When the heart is full, it is an outlet.

Brings out a fullness and completeness."

"Helps to 'drill down' to specific areas and define needs"

"It's a very nice tool. The way I speak/ communicate with God. Love it"

"Really helps. keeps my focus. Agree!!"

"It's very good. We will teach our Children's CHE about doodle when we get back."

"Inspiring and motivating to pray more"

"It helps me to focus and know what to pray"

"Praying becomes a lot easier and interactive and contemplative"

"Powerful & beautiful. Voice of the heart and soul"

Emma shared

Marcia shares

 and

In response to a hurting Laura grieving for Kevin: my doodle prayer....

My response to Marilyn, on the tragic loss of her co-worker

When words fail:
My inscription behind says

"This doodle map
lifts my soul to heaven
as I remember Michelle
C0-worker of God" —

At a skype conference call, praying for meetings and friends:  Canada Thailand cambodia Singapore Malaysia Indonesia Philipines Vietnam Laos Pacific isle, Solomon, PNG