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  • Out of focus

    Thursday after Ash Wednesday Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for the holy one. Psalm 37:7 As I step out the door, I glance toward where the tulip and crocus bulbs live in my yard; they had poked… Continue reading

  • Entrance

    Ash Wednesday For the Lord knows whereof we are made;and remembers that we are but dust. Psalm 103:14 The grey morning wears a dusting of frost which seems to me a right beginning to this day of quiet and solemn… Continue reading

  • On account of love

    Friday of the Fourth Week of Advent Let all praise the name of the Lord;for God commanded, and they were created.Psalm 148:5 The wind rages outside and the temperature has dropped rapidly. As darkness descends, I send out an “emergency… Continue reading

  • Amidst the storm

    Thursday of the Fourth Week of Advent God heals the brokenhearted and binds up their  wounds.Psalm 147:3 It is cold and rainy where I am, the freezing temperatures not expected until tomorrow. Yet I know so many are already in… Continue reading

  • Those who tend

    Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Advent God shall have compassion on the lowly and poor; and shall preserve the lives of the needy. Psalm 72:13 As I brace myself against the cold, I think of all those who work… Continue reading

  • Holy light

    Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Advent   May God be merciful to us and bless us, show us the light of the holy countenance and come to us. Psalm 67:1   In the early morning, while it is still… Continue reading

  • Final stretch with Jesus

    Monday of the Fourth Week of Advent For God alone my soul in silence waits; from the One comes my salvation. Psalm 62:1 I wait for Emmanuel: God with us. I wait for Jesus: Joshua, Yeshua, Yahweh saves, God saves.… Continue reading

  • Advent balm

    Thursday of the Third Week of Advent   Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving and make good your vows to the Most High Psalm 50:14   The cold sleet outside causes me to put on a coat I have… Continue reading

  • Not late

    Wednesday of the Third Week of Advent   We can never ransom ourselves, or deliver to God the price of our life. Psalm 49:6   I look at the clock and am startled. How did it get to be so… Continue reading

  • In the midst

    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   Tomorrow is another day. This is what I remind myself as I look at the chaos… Continue reading