contemplative play
This is a space for wonder, curiosity, creativity, and childlike delight.
Jesus invites us to receive the kingdom of God like a child. Contemplative play is one way we can practice that posture—slowing down, paying attention, and approaching God with curiosity, imagination, and openness.
Sometimes that means making something. Sometimes it means wondering, noticing, experimenting, or simply enjoying something for the delight of it.
Here you’ll find coloring pages, sacred story time experiences, creative prompts, and other simple invitations to engage your imagination, body, and spirit, and to be with God without pressure or perfection.
Come play, wonder, and notice what God might be inviting you to see.
Sacred Story Time
With these Sacred Story Time children’s stories, I want to help children and adults recognize that we can meet Jesus in everything. Reading together, laughing together, imagining together are all more than moments of play. They are quiet acts of worship.
Each set of prompts is designed to help you slow down, notice the world around you, and pay attention to God’s presence in the ordinary. Through simple acts of creativity, curiosity, imagination, and prayer, you’re invited to engage your spirit as you read and play. May these stories open space for wonder, connection, and holy delight.
Prayer Crafts
Prayer Crafts—where we make something, and it means something.
I've been dreaming for a while about creating a series of simple prayer crafts—small, hands-on activities that give us something to do with our hands while making space for God.
Contemplative Prompts
