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  • The brink

    Good Friday Our forebears put their trust in you they trusted, and you delivered them. Psalm 22:4 the cry in the garden the howl in the night the voice of denial windswept the fierce landscape awaits the gift of love… Continue reading

  • Accompanied

    Maundy Thursday Teach me to do what pleases you, for you are my God; let your good Spirit lead me on level ground. Psalm 143:10 feet worn and weary hardened from travel through uncharted territory with yet weight to bear… Continue reading

  • Persistent

    Wednesday in Holy Week I am shaken by the noise of the enemy and by the pressure of the wicked Psalm 55:3 The wilderness is not empty of threats or of life as salvation draws near the enemy deploys a… Continue reading

  • Compassion

    Tuesday in Holy Week Depart from me, all evildoers, for the Lord has heard the sound of my weeping. Psalm 6:8 it is no small thing to give in to give over to give myself over to the one who… Continue reading

  • Deeper in

    Monday in Holy Week Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Psalm 51:11 Once again the path makes a familiar turn this pilgrimage will lead me deeper in before I am through… Continue reading

  • Gathered breath

    Saturday in the Fifth Week of Lent How shall we sing the Lord’s song upon an alien soil? Psalm 137:4 Outside all is grey and quiet. No traffic or hustle. Even my usual squirrel companion, who most mornings is busily… Continue reading

  • Resonance

    Friday in the Fifth Week of Lent Let me hear of your loving-kindness in the morning, for I put my trust in you; show me the road that I must walk, for I lift up my soul to you. Psalm… Continue reading

  • God-with-us

    Thursday in the Fifth Week of Lent O Lord, I am not proud; I have no haughty looks. I do not occupy myself with great matters, or with things that are too hard for me. But I still my soul… Continue reading

  • Indelible love

    Wednesday in the Fifth Week of Lent Let my cry come before you, O Lord; give me understanding, according to your word. Psalm 119:169 Everything takes longer. And I continue to be surprised by this, as if I could somehow… Continue reading

  • Nesting

    Tuesday in the Fifth Week of Lent Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with shouts of joy. Psalm 126:3 I scroll through the pictures of our daughters as toddlers, remembering significant life-moments of growth and discovery.… Continue reading