Learn More About Prayer Beads
So you want to know more about praying with beads! Great! There is much to learn about the history, symbolism, and use of Protestant prayer beads, and – lucky for you – you’ve come to the right place! I’ve compiled a variety of resources for you below. If you have questions, I’d love to hear them!
*** Prayer Beads: Yes, It’s Okay for Protestants!
*** A Protestant Prayer Bead FAQ
*** A Story of Prayer Beads at the 2016 General Conferenced of the United Methodist Church
Want a Deeper Dive?
Check out my award-winning books on prayer beads. All books include full, illustrated instructions for how to make your own prayer beads, as well as a Leader’s Guide for using each book in a group study. Each title can be purchased from my Etsy shop, or wherever you buy books.
*** If you want a “Protestant Prayer Beads 101,” complete with the history, symbolism, and use of prayer beads, check out this four-week Bible study: A Bead and a Prayer: A Beginner’s Guide to Protestant Prayer Beads.
*** For a collection of 28 devotions designed for use with Protestant prayer beads, we offer Another Bead, Another Prayer: Devotions for Use with Protestant Prayer Beads.
*** We all have pain and trauma in our lives, but don’t always know how to share that pain with God and find peace. Turns out, prayer beads can help with this healing process. To learn more, check out this Bible study: Beads of Healing: Prayer, Trauma, and Spiritual Wholeness.
*** In this Lenten study, I share how in journeying with Jesus, we can learn we are God’s beloved, and what it means to live this truth. Prayer beads are a tool to guide us on this journey, as I explain in We Are Beloved: A Lenten Journey with Protestant Prayer Beads.