Rob McPherson
@robmcpherson.bsky.social
SmartLink bio: https://t.mtrbio.com/art-and-prayer
Pastor at Davison United Methodist Church and creator of the video series Art and Prayer. Free PDF booklet featuring more sacred masterpieces from the Art and Prayer series at the website.
Pastor at Davison United Methodist Church and creator of the video series Art and Prayer. Free PDF booklet featuring more sacred masterpieces from the Art and Prayer series at the website.
Jesus Heals the Paralytic by Wang Suda (Mid 20th Century)
Copyright the Sinological Institute of the Society of the Divine Word. Used by Permission.
Music: Venkatesananda by Jesse Gallagher
For more videos go to artandprayer.org
#art_and_prayer #contemplative_prayer
Copyright the Sinological Institute of the Society of the Divine Word. Used by Permission.
Music: Venkatesananda by Jesse Gallagher
For more videos go to artandprayer.org
#art_and_prayer #contemplative_prayer
February 5, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Jesus Heals the Paralytic by Wang Suda (Mid 20th Century)
Copyright the Sinological Institute of the Society of the Divine Word. Used by Permission.
Music: Venkatesananda by Jesse Gallagher
For more videos go to artandprayer.org
#art_and_prayer #contemplative_prayer
Copyright the Sinological Institute of the Society of the Divine Word. Used by Permission.
Music: Venkatesananda by Jesse Gallagher
For more videos go to artandprayer.org
#art_and_prayer #contemplative_prayer
What if healing takes longer than we expect—and still God waits with us? To view go to: https://youtu.be/xhyqBSTkb_E
Image: Jesus Heals the Paralytic, by Wang Suda (Mid 20th Century), Copyright the Sinological Institute of the Society of the Divine Word. Used by Permission. #art_and_prayer
Image: Jesus Heals the Paralytic, by Wang Suda (Mid 20th Century), Copyright the Sinological Institute of the Society of the Divine Word. Used by Permission. #art_and_prayer
February 5, 2026 at 12:02 PM
What if healing takes longer than we expect—and still God waits with us? To view go to: https://youtu.be/xhyqBSTkb_E
Image: Jesus Heals the Paralytic, by Wang Suda (Mid 20th Century), Copyright the Sinological Institute of the Society of the Divine Word. Used by Permission. #art_and_prayer
Image: Jesus Heals the Paralytic, by Wang Suda (Mid 20th Century), Copyright the Sinological Institute of the Society of the Divine Word. Used by Permission. #art_and_prayer
If you are looking for help in being still, go to artandprayer.org for contemplative videos that encourage spending time in God's presence. #art_and_prayer #contemplative_prayer
February 2, 2026 at 3:01 PM
If you are looking for help in being still, go to artandprayer.org for contemplative videos that encourage spending time in God's presence. #art_and_prayer #contemplative_prayer
Scorned as Timber Beloved of the Sky by Emily Carr
What if what has been rejected still carries sacred worth?
Music: Whispers in the Wind (Relaxing Atmosphere) by MorrixBackgroundMusic
Other Sound: Wind Blowing by SoundReality
#art_and_prayer #contemplative_prayer
What if what has been rejected still carries sacred worth?
Music: Whispers in the Wind (Relaxing Atmosphere) by MorrixBackgroundMusic
Other Sound: Wind Blowing by SoundReality
#art_and_prayer #contemplative_prayer
January 29, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Scorned as Timber Beloved of the Sky by Emily Carr
What if what has been rejected still carries sacred worth?
Music: Whispers in the Wind (Relaxing Atmosphere) by MorrixBackgroundMusic
Other Sound: Wind Blowing by SoundReality
#art_and_prayer #contemplative_prayer
What if what has been rejected still carries sacred worth?
Music: Whispers in the Wind (Relaxing Atmosphere) by MorrixBackgroundMusic
Other Sound: Wind Blowing by SoundReality
#art_and_prayer #contemplative_prayer
What if what has been rejected still carries sacred worth? Emily Carr’s Scorned as Timber Beloved of the Sky invites reflection on acceptance, failure, and divine presence. Through scripture, art, and silence, we contemplate how God embraces what others leave behind. https://youtu.be/hdcQewVoCKM
January 29, 2026 at 1:01 PM
What if what has been rejected still carries sacred worth? Emily Carr’s Scorned as Timber Beloved of the Sky invites reflection on acceptance, failure, and divine presence. Through scripture, art, and silence, we contemplate how God embraces what others leave behind. https://youtu.be/hdcQewVoCKM
Vilhelm Hammershøi was known as the painter of tranquil rooms. How does this image and his quote move you to prayer?
#art_and_prayer #contemplative_prayer
#art_and_prayer #contemplative_prayer
January 26, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Vilhelm Hammershøi was known as the painter of tranquil rooms. How does this image and his quote move you to prayer?
#art_and_prayer #contemplative_prayer
#art_and_prayer #contemplative_prayer
Moonlight, Strandgade 30 by Vilhelm Hammershøi. We explore how stillness, emptiness, and moonlight can become places of prayer.
MUSIC
Meditation Impromptu 02 by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
MUSIC
Meditation Impromptu 02 by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
January 22, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Moonlight, Strandgade 30 by Vilhelm Hammershøi. We explore how stillness, emptiness, and moonlight can become places of prayer.
MUSIC
Meditation Impromptu 02 by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
MUSIC
Meditation Impromptu 02 by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Where do you notice a window opening in your life right now? This episode reflects on Moonlight, Strandgade 30 by Vilhelm Hammershøi, exploring how stillness, emptiness, and moonlight can become places of prayer. To view go to: https://youtu.be/ij4MC04uuiU
January 22, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Where do you notice a window opening in your life right now? This episode reflects on Moonlight, Strandgade 30 by Vilhelm Hammershøi, exploring how stillness, emptiness, and moonlight can become places of prayer. To view go to: https://youtu.be/ij4MC04uuiU
What if the encouraging voice within you is God speaking? View the episode on the Baptism of Jesus at artandprayer.org
#art_and_prayer #contemplative_prayer
#art_and_prayer #contemplative_prayer
January 19, 2026 at 3:01 PM
What if the encouraging voice within you is God speaking? View the episode on the Baptism of Jesus at artandprayer.org
#art_and_prayer #contemplative_prayer
#art_and_prayer #contemplative_prayer
ARTWORK: Baptism of Jesus from the Enda Yesus Church in Axum, Ethiopia
Photo by Adam Jones, This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en
MUSIC: To Heaven by SergePavkinMusic (Pixabay License)
Photo by Adam Jones, This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en
MUSIC: To Heaven by SergePavkinMusic (Pixabay License)
January 15, 2026 at 6:02 PM
ARTWORK: Baptism of Jesus from the Enda Yesus Church in Axum, Ethiopia
Photo by Adam Jones, This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en
MUSIC: To Heaven by SergePavkinMusic (Pixabay License)
Photo by Adam Jones, This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en
MUSIC: To Heaven by SergePavkinMusic (Pixabay License)
What if the encouraging voice within you is God speaking? In this episode, we reflect on the Baptism of Jesus through an Ethiopian mural from Axum and Luke’s account of divine affirmation. We listen for the words of love and calling God may be speaking to us today. https://youtu.be/xsLiJ39IWEs
January 15, 2026 at 2:01 PM
What if the encouraging voice within you is God speaking? In this episode, we reflect on the Baptism of Jesus through an Ethiopian mural from Axum and Luke’s account of divine affirmation. We listen for the words of love and calling God may be speaking to us today. https://youtu.be/xsLiJ39IWEs
Image from Luc-Olivier Merson's "Rest on the Flight into Egypt". For prayer videos based upon this image go to artandprayer.org
#art_and_prayer #contemplative_prayer
#art_and_prayer #contemplative_prayer
January 12, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Image from Luc-Olivier Merson's "Rest on the Flight into Egypt". For prayer videos based upon this image go to artandprayer.org
#art_and_prayer #contemplative_prayer
#art_and_prayer #contemplative_prayer
We pray with Luc-Olivier Merson’s "Rest on the Flight into Egypt", a powerful image of exhaustion, refuge, and compassion. View more at artandprayer.org
#art_and_prayer #contemplative_prayer
#art_and_prayer #contemplative_prayer
January 8, 2026 at 6:02 PM
We pray with Luc-Olivier Merson’s "Rest on the Flight into Egypt", a powerful image of exhaustion, refuge, and compassion. View more at artandprayer.org
#art_and_prayer #contemplative_prayer
#art_and_prayer #contemplative_prayer
Where do you find rest when the journey is not yet over? Today, we pray with Luc-Olivier Merson’s Rest on the Flight into Egypt, a powerful image of exhaustion, refuge, and compassion. We encounter a Christ who knows the road of suffering and meets us there. https://youtu.be/RHTo142Z2Tc
January 8, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Where do you find rest when the journey is not yet over? Today, we pray with Luc-Olivier Merson’s Rest on the Flight into Egypt, a powerful image of exhaustion, refuge, and compassion. We encounter a Christ who knows the road of suffering and meets us there. https://youtu.be/RHTo142Z2Tc
What do the gifts of the magi mean?
Image: The Birth of Jesus © Hossein Behzad, Fundacion Cultural Oriente
for more go to artandprayer.org
Image: The Birth of Jesus © Hossein Behzad, Fundacion Cultural Oriente
for more go to artandprayer.org
January 4, 2026 at 5:01 PM
What do the gifts of the magi mean?
Image: The Birth of Jesus © Hossein Behzad, Fundacion Cultural Oriente
for more go to artandprayer.org
Image: The Birth of Jesus © Hossein Behzad, Fundacion Cultural Oriente
for more go to artandprayer.org
What gift would you bring if you knelt before Christ?
IMAGE: The Birth of Jesus © Hossein Behzad, Fundacion Cultural Oriente
MUSIC: Palestinian Soul (Meditative Oud) by Ashot_Danielyan (Pixabay License)
for more go to artandprayer.org
#art_and_prayer #contemplative_prayer
IMAGE: The Birth of Jesus © Hossein Behzad, Fundacion Cultural Oriente
MUSIC: Palestinian Soul (Meditative Oud) by Ashot_Danielyan (Pixabay License)
for more go to artandprayer.org
#art_and_prayer #contemplative_prayer
January 1, 2026 at 6:02 PM
What gift would you bring if you knelt before Christ?
IMAGE: The Birth of Jesus © Hossein Behzad, Fundacion Cultural Oriente
MUSIC: Palestinian Soul (Meditative Oud) by Ashot_Danielyan (Pixabay License)
for more go to artandprayer.org
#art_and_prayer #contemplative_prayer
IMAGE: The Birth of Jesus © Hossein Behzad, Fundacion Cultural Oriente
MUSIC: Palestinian Soul (Meditative Oud) by Ashot_Danielyan (Pixabay License)
for more go to artandprayer.org
#art_and_prayer #contemplative_prayer
In this contemplative episode, we pray with Hossein Behzad’s The Birth of Jesus, a Persian miniature that invites an intimate encounter with the Magi and their offerings. View the episode at: https://youtu.be/-K3FKZJO_aY #art_and_prayer #contemplative_prayer
January 1, 2026 at 2:02 PM
In this contemplative episode, we pray with Hossein Behzad’s The Birth of Jesus, a Persian miniature that invites an intimate encounter with the Magi and their offerings. View the episode at: https://youtu.be/-K3FKZJO_aY #art_and_prayer #contemplative_prayer
All of the videos have been moved to the new YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@artandprayer
Expect 1 new long form video and 1 new short form video each week. As always you can view all videos at artandprayer.org
#art_and_prayer #contemplative_prayer
Expect 1 new long form video and 1 new short form video each week. As always you can view all videos at artandprayer.org
#art_and_prayer #contemplative_prayer
December 30, 2025 at 5:26 PM
All of the videos have been moved to the new YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@artandprayer
Expect 1 new long form video and 1 new short form video each week. As always you can view all videos at artandprayer.org
#art_and_prayer #contemplative_prayer
Expect 1 new long form video and 1 new short form video each week. As always you can view all videos at artandprayer.org
#art_and_prayer #contemplative_prayer
“Christmas is God lighting a candle; and you don’t light a candle in a room that’s already full of sunlight. You light a candle in a room that’s so murky that the candle, when lit, reveals just how bad things really are.” N.T. Wright
#art_and_prayer #contemplative_prayer #ntwright #christmas_candle
#art_and_prayer #contemplative_prayer #ntwright #christmas_candle
December 29, 2025 at 5:02 PM
“Christmas is God lighting a candle; and you don’t light a candle in a room that’s already full of sunlight. You light a candle in a room that’s so murky that the candle, when lit, reveals just how bad things really are.” N.T. Wright
#art_and_prayer #contemplative_prayer #ntwright #christmas_candle
#art_and_prayer #contemplative_prayer #ntwright #christmas_candle
Gerard van Honthorst’s Adoration of the Shepherds invites us to see Christ as illumination and guide.
Music: Summer Night by Tomomi_Kato
#art_and_prayer #contemplative_prayer
Music: Summer Night by Tomomi_Kato
#art_and_prayer #contemplative_prayer
December 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Gerard van Honthorst’s Adoration of the Shepherds invites us to see Christ as illumination and guide.
Music: Summer Night by Tomomi_Kato
#art_and_prayer #contemplative_prayer
Music: Summer Night by Tomomi_Kato
#art_and_prayer #contemplative_prayer
Where in your life do you need light—not to erase the darkness, but to reveal what has been hidden? Gerard van Honthorst’s Adoration of the Shepherds invites us to see Christ as illumination and guide. View the episode at: https://youtu.be/jEHJVcsYrIY #art_and_prayer #contemplative_prayer
December 25, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Where in your life do you need light—not to erase the darkness, but to reveal what has been hidden? Gerard van Honthorst’s Adoration of the Shepherds invites us to see Christ as illumination and guide. View the episode at: https://youtu.be/jEHJVcsYrIY #art_and_prayer #contemplative_prayer
The Adoration of the Magi by Artimesia Gentileschi
What gift do you bring to Christ today?
View more videos at artandprayer.org
Music: Sky Hills by Light Music
#art_and_prayer #contemplative_prayer #Magi #three_kings
What gift do you bring to Christ today?
View more videos at artandprayer.org
Music: Sky Hills by Light Music
#art_and_prayer #contemplative_prayer #Magi #three_kings
December 22, 2025 at 6:04 PM
The Adoration of the Magi by Artimesia Gentileschi
What gift do you bring to Christ today?
View more videos at artandprayer.org
Music: Sky Hills by Light Music
#art_and_prayer #contemplative_prayer #Magi #three_kings
What gift do you bring to Christ today?
View more videos at artandprayer.org
Music: Sky Hills by Light Music
#art_and_prayer #contemplative_prayer #Magi #three_kings
Madonna and Child. Reading from Hymn XV by Ephrem the Syrian, Hymns on the Nativity of Christ in the Flesh. Image Marianne Stokes (1908). For more videos like this, go to artandprayer.org
#art_and_prayer #contemplative_prayer #madonna_and_child
MUSIC: Sweet Dreams by RelaxingTime (Pixabay License)
#art_and_prayer #contemplative_prayer #madonna_and_child
MUSIC: Sweet Dreams by RelaxingTime (Pixabay License)
December 21, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Madonna and Child. Reading from Hymn XV by Ephrem the Syrian, Hymns on the Nativity of Christ in the Flesh. Image Marianne Stokes (1908). For more videos like this, go to artandprayer.org
#art_and_prayer #contemplative_prayer #madonna_and_child
MUSIC: Sweet Dreams by RelaxingTime (Pixabay License)
#art_and_prayer #contemplative_prayer #madonna_and_child
MUSIC: Sweet Dreams by RelaxingTime (Pixabay License)
60 Seconds with the Nativity by Joseph Mulamba-Mandangi
Come and adore. View more videos at artandprayer.org
Music: 3 Christmas Carols by the Fireside Meditation Part 1
#art_and_prayer #contemplative_prayer #nativity
Come and adore. View more videos at artandprayer.org
Music: 3 Christmas Carols by the Fireside Meditation Part 1
#art_and_prayer #contemplative_prayer #nativity
December 20, 2025 at 9:02 PM
60 Seconds with the Nativity by Joseph Mulamba-Mandangi
Come and adore. View more videos at artandprayer.org
Music: 3 Christmas Carols by the Fireside Meditation Part 1
#art_and_prayer #contemplative_prayer #nativity
Come and adore. View more videos at artandprayer.org
Music: 3 Christmas Carols by the Fireside Meditation Part 1
#art_and_prayer #contemplative_prayer #nativity
Madonna and Child. Reading from Hymn X1 by Ephrem the Syrian, Hymns on the Nativity of Christ in the Flesh. Image Marianne Stokes (1908). For more videos like this, go to artandprayer.org
#art_and_prayer #contemplative_prayer #madonna_and_child
MUSIC: Quiet Time by David Fesliyan
#art_and_prayer #contemplative_prayer #madonna_and_child
MUSIC: Quiet Time by David Fesliyan
December 18, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Madonna and Child. Reading from Hymn X1 by Ephrem the Syrian, Hymns on the Nativity of Christ in the Flesh. Image Marianne Stokes (1908). For more videos like this, go to artandprayer.org
#art_and_prayer #contemplative_prayer #madonna_and_child
MUSIC: Quiet Time by David Fesliyan
#art_and_prayer #contemplative_prayer #madonna_and_child
MUSIC: Quiet Time by David Fesliyan