Faith meets fashion with perfect grace. This stackable ring is designed by and exclusively available ONLY from Be A MaGIK LaMP Jewelry. My computer-aided design has resulted in this high quality avant-garde Prayer of Saint Francis themed ring in solid 14k gold with a natural white diamond flush set within the phrase "Let Me Sow Your Love". Wear one, or stack them all.
You'll notice an elegant curve to the ring. Not only does that make it unique but also lends itself to easily stacking matching rings, as they nestle beautifully together without shifting.
This listing is for one solid gold ring.
Choose from 14k yellow, white or rose gold. Each ring is 3mm wide and 1.8mm thick of solid gold.
The flush set quality natural diamond is a 1.8mm brilliant round cut, 0.025 carat, S1 clarity, G-I color
Currently available in sizes 6, 7, 8 and 9. More sizes are being added so if you need a different size, please convo me. It may just take a few business days longer to create the mold for the size you need.
More complimentary rings are being designed as this listing is going live. Check back to my shop often for updates!
Other Prayer of Saint Francis rings available from Be A MaGIK LaMP:
~ "Make Me a Channel of Your Peace" ring
~ "Pardon Faith Hope Light Joy" ring (a fusion of the remainder of the Prayer of Saint Francis)
~ All 3 ring options are available in 925 Sterling Silver with choice of simulated birthstone
Currently mailing about 15 business days after receiving your order. I will try to move faster, but plan ahead if you wish to give this as a gift!
Comes in a beautiful box for giving to someone you love . . . or to yourself!
I take pride in everything that comes out of Be A MaGIK LaMP Jewelry. If you receive an item from BeAMaGiKLaMP in anything but excellent condition PLEASE notify me and I will make arrangements to repair or replace accordingly.
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Read the story behind these rings, but grab a cup or pint first. It's kind of long:
When I design pieces in my Prayer of Saint Francis collection, I am back at my family’s kitchen table talking with my Dad.
The Prayer of Saint Francis was always his favorite song at Mass. As his battle with Alzheimer’s dragged on for way too long, I would sing the song to him on visits to his nursing home. He may have been unable to recall my name, but he instantly recognized the song and his eyes would immediately brighten, with a serene smile coming to his face every time. He’d hum along with my pitchy attempts to make him feel some peace. Singing that song helped both of us to connect emotionally. It was our way of holding on as he drifted further away.
After my father lost his battle, I found myself missing our special time together. Creating these rings was a way for me to feel reconnected to him. I have always loved Christian jewelry and I began exploring simpler designs with clean lines and subtle elegance. I envisioned striking a balance between fashion and faith.
Last February, a customer inquired about purchasing a handmade Prayer of Saint Francis Sterling Silver ring, one of my shop’s most popular pieces. She made two special requests: that the ring be 14k gold, and that it be thin enough for ease in putting on and taking off of her arthritic fingers. I knew that such a thin width made by hand could not achieve the quality I always aspire to. My proposed solution required a level of precision that could only be met with the help of a computer-aided design.
I set out to create something that:
• Is unique and timeless, contemporary, with clean lines to express simple elegance
• Is on par with the best European jewelry houses
• Can be worn every day, at work or at play
and most importantly,
• Includes a Christian call to action inspired by the Prayer of Saint Francis
Little did I know I was about to receive a lesson on trusting God’s timing.
I found the right company in Chicago and was very pleased to get started. Heather, the person who would work with me directly, seemed to know what I was thinking before I thought it. Our collaboration excitedly flowed over the weeks. With one final tweak to the CAD design late on a Friday afternoon, I decided I would wait to send my request to Heather on Monday.
That was the weekend everything in the United States changed in March of 2020, thanks to the Covid-19 virus.
Monday came, and like millions of Americans, Heather had to focus on her family and could not get to her office. She was unable to work from home. I chose to put the project on hold for a “few weeks” thinking that once we “flattened the curve” life for all of us would return to normal.
Weeks turned into months. June rolled around and the likelihood of people returning to work was getting less realistic as Covid-19 cases got worse instead of better. Clearly many people were suffering terrible tragedies. I felt self-absorbed worrying about jewelry at a time like this. Consequently, my ideas had to be shelved. But I admit I was getting impatient.
As an entrepreneur/artist, when I want something done, I get it done. At this point it had been almost 4 months since I started formulating this new collection. The big reset, as I call it, was challenging my natural tendencies and forcing me to take my hands off the wheel. I slowly began to wonder if God was telling me, “Not yet, Eileen. Be patient. I got this, and I will tell you when the time is right.”
I did my best to slow down and listen to what God might be telling me. I firmly believed then (and now) that the Covid-19 shutdown was an opportunity for God to get us to shift. Along with teaching me to increase my prayers for so many strangers in crisis, it was becoming a lesson in “God’s time, not mine”. It seems this is a lesson I’ve resisted often in my life. I realized I needed to also be praying for clarity. So I became more deliberate about asking God for guidance.
When I next checked in with the design company in the hope of restarting the process with Heather, I found out that due to Covid-19, I needed to give up the expectation that she would return to work at all. With some hesitation, I asked if there was anyone else there I could work with.
A simple question became a complicated answer, as those who were actually able to get to work in Chicago ran into yet a new issue, one that was even more frightening: riots in the streets around the factory due to the current climate of race relations in our country. We agreed that the ring design project had to be put on hold again, as it was not acceptable to put anyone in harm’s way.
July rolled around, with safety still being an issue but rising optimism that we could get back on track. The company was finding ways to both work and stay secure. We were ready to try again. It felt like God was opening some doors so we could take some steps forward.
Jump starting the project with a new designer proved more difficult than I anticipated, as I’m certain they were juggling much more than usual. There were many lessons along the way, a few skips and sputters and I wondered if I had I rushed things, yet again. We were so close to getting it right, but I needed to take a step back to think it through.
We tried again in August and this time the results were exactly what I envisioned. I was thrilled with the rings. We had to get it wrong in order to get it right. I think God was smiling.
If you had asked me back in February when the rings would be ready, I would have said, “April”. If you had asked me how many problems I would have fixed along the way, I would have confidently replied, “all of them”. The lesson I learned was that it’s up to God, not up to me. Turns out, I’m just an instrument of His will and when I get out of the way, He can do his best work, when He knows the time is right.
The message from these rings – asking God to use us to channel peace, sow love, give pardon, faith, hope, light, joy – could not be more needed than right now. God’s timing is always perfect.
Now, autumn of 2020, it’s time to share these exclusive rings. The design belongs to my company alone. And I now trust that this is by HIS design.
Looking back, the messages from these rings were subtly present every step of the way. I found a way to express how the love for my Dad endures. I had to have faith and hope when faced with obstacles. And I needed to forgive mistakes (mostly my own). There is light and joy in my heart as I share these rings with you. May we all become channels of peace.
Prayer of Saint Francis
Make me a channel of your peace
Where there is hatred let me sow your love
Where there is injury, your pardon Lord
And where there's doubt, true faith in you
Make me a channel of your peace
Where there's despair in life let me bring hope
Where there is darkness, only light
And where there's sadness ever joy
Oh, master grant that I may never seek
So much to be consoled as to console
To be understood as to understand
To be loved as to love with all my soul
Make me a channel of your peace
It isn't pardoning that we are pardoned
In giving to all men let we receive
And in dying that we're born to eternal life