• Not wanting

    Thursday of the Third Week of Advent Feast of St. Thomas the Apostle The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not be in want. Psalm 23:1 I have to consciously breathe my way through the store, focusing on my list… Continue reading

  • Crossing paths with majesty

    Tuesday of the Third Week of Advent We have waited in silence on your loving-kindness, O God,in the midst of your temple.Psalm 48:8 The narrow road winds through the trees, unlit except for the crescent moon that peeks between bare… Continue reading

  • creating/creativity/Creator

     Monday of the Third Week of Advent If we have forgotten the Name of our God, or stretched out our hands to some strange god, Will not God find it out? For God knows the secrets of the heart. Psalm… Continue reading

  • Obstacles

     Saturday of the Second Week of Advent Send out your light and your truth, that they may lead me, and bring me to your holy hill and to your dwelling. Psalm 43:3 The setting of the December sun quickens our… Continue reading

  • Sunlit

    Friday of the Second Week of Advent Into your hands I commend my spirit, for you have redeemed me, O God of truth. Psalm 31:5 The winter sunlight not only send swaths of brightness across the room, but warmth as… Continue reading

  • Unfurling

    Thursday of the Second Week of Advent Commit your way to the Lord and put your trust in God, and God will bring it to pass.  Psalm 37:5 The bloom on my houseplant is unexpected. I don’t even know what… Continue reading

  • Arriving

    Wednesday of the Second Week of Advent   For in you, O Lord, have I fixed my hope; you will answer me, O Lord my God. Psalm 38:15   As I watch, one electric candle in the window switches off,… Continue reading

  • Sighting

    Monday of the Second Week of Advent Show me your ways, O Lord, and teach me your paths. Psalm 25:3 The late afternoon feels like early evening as the days continue to shorten. I stand at my kitchen sink, ready… Continue reading

  • Sustained

    Saturday of the First Week of Advent  I believed, even when I said, “I have been brought very low.” Psalm 116:9 I wake in the middle of the night, realize I am safe in bed, and go back to sleep.… Continue reading

  • Ritual

    Friday of the First Week of Advent My boundaries enclose a pleasant land; indeed, I have a goodly heritage. Psalm 16:6 I wake to the sounds of the house. The hums and clicks as the heat pushes back the morning… Continue reading