Praying with a Painting: Clouds of Glory

Sing to the Lord with grateful praise;
    make music to our God on the harp.

He covers the sky with clouds;
    he supplies the earth with rain
    and makes grass grow on the hills.

Psalm 147:7–8

Photos on social media of all of that snow in the States sparks memories of tromping joyfully in the freshly fallen wonder of it all. The snowfall comes with challenges too—such as power outages. That’s life, isn’t it; glory and beauty and challenge and hardship, all wrapped up together.

Why not take a few moments to ponder some words from the Psalms and use my dad’s painting as a way to pray? Let your eye fall where it will as you ask God to lead you in prayer. Turn over the words from Scripture in your mind and heart. Rest and know that the God who set the world into being loves you.

[Image: By Leo Boucher. Used with permission; all rights reserved. A watercolor of blues, whites, and black featuring evergreen trees and swirls of clouds.]