Lenten Prayer Beads

As part of this year’s Lenten experience, we have created, do-it-yourself prayer bead kits, which can be used to make a sliding prayer counter, bracelet, or necklace. Beads have been used as a tool for spiritual practice for millennia drawing seekers closer to the Divine with each bead touched and prayer offered.

Each Sunday during Lent, you can obtain your weekly devotional prayer based on that week’s sermon. As you say the prayer, rest a single bead between your thumb and forefinger. Take a deep breath. Pray. Hold your bead or beads using them to stay focused and centered on the devotion. Or each week, slide one bead toward the cross to symbolize your movement through Lent, toward the crucifixion and resurrection. We will also have blank prayer cards available for you to write your own individual prayers for the clergy team to pray over each week.