Growing In Unity 2016 :: Day 5 - Romans 12:12

Welcome to the last day of my week as the Growing In Unity gal!

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For my final Bible art/journaling page for the week, I stamped a verse that has a lot of meaning for me - Romans 12:12.

Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.

For this page I used the All About Hope kit that I designed for Unity. This kit is near to my heart, and is even more meaningful as each May rolls around, because May is Lupus Awareness Month. The color for lupus awareness is purple, and butterflies are tied with lupus because of the "butterfly rash" that many people with lupus have. Because this verse ties in so well with having a disease, I just had to combine it all.

On the many days when I am in pain, tired beyond explanation (and for no obvious reason), and just dealing with the many random symptoms of lupus...this verse helps me remember to be patient and pray, but also to focus on hope. True hope.

I hope this week of sharing how I've used Unity's stamps in my Bible margins has been enjoyable and uplifting for you. It's been great to hear the feedback and even to introduce the idea of Bible art & journaling to some of you. (And if you are looking to buy a journaling Bible, I've got two posts that will help you in your decision making. You can find them here and here.)

Thanks for stopping by today - and don't forget to leave a comment so you can enter to win!

From the comments that are left on each of my posts this week I will be randomly choosing TWO winners who will each receive 25 random stamps from Unity Stamp Company - to be sent to a domestic address only, please.

Supplies: 
Stamps: Unity Stamp Company (All About Hope); 
Ink: Ranger (Archival - Jet Black); Memento (Grape Jelly); 
Bible: Zondervan (NIV Holy Bible, Journal Edition);

Find all my posts pertaining to Bible art or journaling here.