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  • Necessary emptiness

    Wednesday in the Fifth Week of Lent My soul waits for the Lord, more than watchmen for the morning, more than watchmen for the morning. Psalm 130:5 I add the meeting to an open spot on my calendar without even… Continue reading

  • Marking the way

    Tuesday in the Fifth Week of Lent Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with shouts of joy. Psalm 126:2 My husband and I look at a picture of our nephew holding his newborn daughter as he… Continue reading

  • Wilderness ambiguity

    Monday in the Fifth Week of Lent Into your hands I commend my spirit, for you have redeemed me, O Lord, O God of truth. Psalm 31:5 The sun sends a kiss across the water, illuminating the fresh green branch… Continue reading

  • Chaos in balance

    Saturday in the Fourth Week of Lent The Lord changed rivers into deserts,and water-springs into thirsty ground.Psalm 107:1 I wake on the first day of spring, when the amount of daylight and darkness are almost equal. Balance. Something I constantly… Continue reading

  • Oasis

    Friday in the Fourth Week of Lent I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me out of all my terror. Psalm 34:4 A physical therapist who is kind, attentive, and funny. A webinar executed with leadership, expertise,… Continue reading

  • Swathed

    Thursday in the Fourth Week of Lent But it is good for me to be near God;I have made the Lord God my refuge.Psalm 73:28 As my yoga practice winds down, I keep adding more layers. Sweater. Scarf. Socks. Blanket.… Continue reading

  • Buoyancy

    Wednesday in the Fourth Week of Lent Turn to me in mercy, as you always do to those who love your Name. Psalm 119:132 Once again, I sink my floured hands into the dough, kneading it and my soul into… Continue reading

  • Solace intertwined

    Tuesday in the Fourth Week of Lent When many cares fill my mind, your consolations cheer my soul. Psalm 94:19 Every conversation in the day brings some lightness with it. We have all waited so fiercely for this spring–we have… Continue reading

  • Finally

    Monday in the Fourth Week of Lent For I am persuaded that your love is established for ever;you have set your faithfulness firmly in the heavens.Psalm 89:2 Finally. After weeks of looking. After scanning the snow-weary grass as I walk… Continue reading

  • Refuge of love

    Saturday in the Third Week of Lent Lord, you have been our refuge from one generation to another. Psalm 90:1 Today, for whatever reason, echoes of my grandmother accompany my contemplation. She was a formal woman, a matriarch, proper and… Continue reading