Reverend Merlene Barner
7405 Lookout Road
Niwot, Colorado 80503
(303) 530-0241 office@niwotumc.org
Symbolism of Prayer Beads
Many women find that these stones make a wonderful prayer string in and of itself.
Colors
Red - courage, power, life, strength, and passion
Orange - happiness, increases the appetite and facilitates socializing; creativity
Yellow - intellect, action, wisdom, vitality
Green - love, hope, growth, rebirth
Black - night, death, mystery
Blue - relaxation and meditation, protective powers, imagination, Divine truth
Purple - understanding, transcendence, enlightenment; represents the sacred
White - purity, marks significant life passages; it is the color of the absolute and of knowledge and pure light
Pink - love, including the love of the self
Brown - represents the earth, dirt, and autumn; the cycle of life
Gray - represents the middle way; a balancing color, associated with justice