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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)  
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January 1, 2026 at 6:02 PM
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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
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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
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December 30, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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“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
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December 29, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Gerard van Honthorst’s Adoration of the Shepherds invites us to see Christ as illumination and guide. 
Music: Summer Night by Tomomi_Kato
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December 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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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
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The Adoration of the Magi by Artimesia Gentileschi
What gift do you bring to Christ today?
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Music: Sky Hills by Light Music
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December 22, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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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
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MUSIC: Sweet Dreams by RelaxingTime (Pixabay License)
December 21, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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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
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December 20, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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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
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MUSIC: Quiet Time by David Fesliyan
December 18, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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60 Seconds with Nicolas Poussin's "Adoration of the Shepherds"
Spend time in adoration of the Christ-child.
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Music: Angelic Meditation 172334
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December 16, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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60 Seconds of Prayer with Bruegel the Elder's "Census at Bethlehem."
Music: Beautiful Day by Light Music
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December 14, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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60 Seconds of Prayer with the Visitation
when the pregnant Mary visited Elizabeth.
Image: © He Qi All rights Reserved, heqiart.com, Used by permission.
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December 12, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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60 seconds of prayer with Lu Hongnian's "Seeking Shelter" also known as "No Room at the Inn"

🎵 MUSIC Winter by Epic_Musictracks (Pixabay License)  
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December 11, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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December 8, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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60 Seconds of Prayer with Leonardo da Vinci's "Annunciation"
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Music: Peaceful Prayer Meditation Piano Ambient Music by Denis-Pavlov-Music (Pixabay License)
December 4, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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What would you say if God invited you to bring Christ into the world? #Da_Vinci in his Annunciation holds a quiet, deliberative moment—Mary listening, Gabriel waiting—inviting us into the same attention. A brief guided pause for Advent. View at https://youtu.be/40ZgOMb-WF8 #art_and_prayer
December 4, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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There are many ways to read this!
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December 1, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Pray the hashkiveinu with Aimee Orkin's "Judaic Prayer Wall". 

🎨 ARTWORK
Judaic Prayer Wall  
Aimee Orkin 
©2020 Aimee Orkin

🎵 MUSIC
Calmly Nice Piano Instruments by JohanWilhelmLiebert (Pixabay License)  

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November 27, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Explore Aimee Orkin’s Judaic Prayer Wall, a luminous work shaped by grief, faith, and the practice of visual prayer. Walk with us through each blessing in this piece, inviting the art to deepen your conversation with God. https://youtu.be/a9_ANqj25kA #art_and_prayer #contemplative_prayer
Praying with Aimee Orkin's "Judaic Prayer Wall"
This episode explores Aimee Orkin’s Judaic Prayer Wall, a luminous work shaped by grief, faith, and the practice of visual prayer. Walk with us through each ...
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November 27, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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November 24, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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What if a work of art could speak to us like one of Jesus’ parables? In this episode, we reflect on an Indo-Portuguese carving of The Dream of the Good Shepherd through the parable of the lost sheep. View the episode at https://youtu.be/L1iiKuEAW2A #art_and_prayer #contemplative_prayer
November 20, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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Listen to God through reading and art at artandprayer.org
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November 17, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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The new Winter 2025 prayer booklet is available for your Advent and Christmas devotions. Go to https://www.artandprayer.org/booklets to sign up and get your free pdf guide to prayer. #art_and_prayer #contemplative_prayer #advent
November 14, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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This is a clip from Praying with Wilhelm Leibl's "Three Women in Church” under the theme “When Reading Becomes Prayer”. To view the full episode go to artandprayer.org #art_and_prayer #contemplative_prayer
Music: Soft Piano Music 10 Minutes Long by kalsstockmedia (Pixabay License)
November 13, 2025 at 3:04 PM