Play, Pray and Dust

Originally published on Once Dead, Now Alive.

Thought-provoking books challenge me to think outside the box, sometimes out of my comfort zone.  After reading "Red Moon Rising: How 24-7 Prayer is Awakening a Generation" by Pete Greig, I had the chance to participate in a week long event of 24-7 prayer at the church I attend (link). There, rooms were available for people to pray/connect with/worship God. One room had available clay and other art materials; the intent was to encourage creativity, using the supplies as an expression of worship or as response to God's presence.

I am not an "art person"--even to step into that room WAS a step outside the box. I took some wet clay and pressed it onto a piece of paper, the result a brown splotch. Almost immediately I thought about Genesis 2:7 and myself being made of the dust of the earth.  Then I began to write: