Worship Altars
M O S A I C
Spiritual
Formation
Ministry
...creating beauty from the broken pieces of life
Worship Altars
Retreat Focus:
Dark Night of the Soul
Inspiration: The Poem
Living Flame of Love
O living flame of love
whose tender burning fire
wounds sore my soul within its deepest center!
No more depriving of
completing your desire,
now burst the veil, perfect this sweet encounter!
Dark Night of the Soul
Inspiration: The Poem
Living Flame of Love
O living flame of love
whose tender burning fire
wounds sore my soul within its deepest center!
No more depriving of
completing your desire,
now burst the veil, perfect this sweet encounter!
I am a visual artist. I usually create worship altars for Retreats where the conditions are not always the best. There are usually various background constraints so the photos don't come out the best. However, occasionally, something shows up that I didn't expect. Look at the photo on the left. We set up in front of a set of doors. If you look closely you can see the lighted Christ that lies across the lake ... watching over us as we worshipped.
When I create a worship altar, I always begin with the retreat theme and work from there. I meditate on Scripture, Spritual Writings, or Poetry. I generally get a vision of the general sense of the altar. Then, I work with materials, candles, crosses, spiritual symbols, objects from nature and anything else that happens to show up! I put it together in the days before and work with the retreat space, making adjustments as I go. I love adding objects that participants can interact with!
When I create a worship altar, I always begin with the retreat theme and work from there. I meditate on Scripture, Spritual Writings, or Poetry. I generally get a vision of the general sense of the altar. Then, I work with materials, candles, crosses, spiritual symbols, objects from nature and anything else that happens to show up! I put it together in the days before and work with the retreat space, making adjustments as I go. I love adding objects that participants can interact with!
Retreat Theme: Into the Stillness
Worship Focus: Bring the Outdoors Inside
For this Altar, I created a Collage called "Seasons" as a Focal Point in order to draw participants into the "season" of their soul as they encountered the silence.
Worship Focus: Bring the Outdoors Inside
For this Altar, I created a Collage called "Seasons" as a Focal Point in order to draw participants into the "season" of their soul as they encountered the silence.