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\"\"<\/a>Last week I was at an Icon Writing retreat at the Sustaining Pastoral Excellence Center<\/a>, at St. Francis Retreat Center<\/a> in DeWitt, Michigan. The days were long and at times physically demanding, and I was grateful that the facility had accommodated me with an adjustable chair and angled stand for my work station. The experience of writing an Icon was layered, much like the paint, with prayer. I, and several other participants,\u00a0walked the grounds\u00a0while waiting\u00a0for paint to dry.<\/p>\n

The image you see at left is what was produced: Jesus, the Sorrowing Christ; the lettering around the halo says I AM who AM; the Greek letters at the top are the contractions for Jesus and Christ.<\/p>\n

Today I gifted the icon to two dear friends, Monetta and Jerry Harr. Yep\u2026they like it.<\/p>\n

And here is the group\u2026I\u2019m the third from\u00a0right, almost in front of the two instructors (little white haired lady, Dianne,\u00a0and very tall guy, Dave, in the back row).<\/p>\n

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