Lily Mahar

Pray Without Ceasing

Graphite pencils and paper

This piece is about continually reaching out to God in prayer in every circumstance the way Nehemiah did before, during, and after the rebuilding of the wall. The first scene demonstrates Nehemiah praying to God on his bed in sorrow and in preparation before talking to the king. In the second scene, he’s in the presence of the king, but before he answers him, he prays discreetly to God. The last part of the piece is about praise. Nehemiah and all the people are rejoicing and praising the Lord saying “Amen, Amen” with their hands reaching for God and their heads bowed, overjoyed with gratitude.