A part of our annual camping retreat is to work on a craft project to bring back to the church and share with the congregation. This year we made prayer flags.
Prayer flags come from the Buddhist tradition. They write their prayers on flags and hang them from high places like the tops of mountains. They are not designed to call down their wishes on the land. Rather they are hanging there to waft their prayers far and wide.
We gathered this weekend at our retreat, mindful of the solemn remembrance of the day. Making prayer flags was one way we marked its passing.
