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  • Simply here

    Friday in the First Week of Lent Open my lips, O Lord, and my mouth shall proclaim your praise. Psalm 51:16 I wake with a sense of happy anticipation and before I even get out of bed I offer a… Continue reading

  • Ready to unfurl

    Thursday in the First Week of Lent The Lord, the God of gods, has spoken; he has called the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting. Psalm 50:1 I walk gingerly across the lawn trying to step… Continue reading

  • Rocky terrain

    Wednesday in the First Week of Lent I have considered my ways and turned my feet toward your decrees. Psalm 119:59 The path I walk on has become rocky, the wetness of approaching spring exposing hard stones. I now have… Continue reading

  • The long way

    Tuesday in the First Week of Lent This God is our God for ever and ever; he shall be our guide for evermore. Psalm 48:13 I look up from my task and check the clock. There is time. I can… Continue reading

  • Intentional Randomness

    Monday in the First Week of Lent In my integrity you hold me fast, and shall set me before your face for ever. Psalm 41:12 In the middle of my morning meditation, I pick up my phone to text a… Continue reading

  • Order and space

    Saturday after Ash Wednesday Weeping may spend the night, but joy comes in the morning. Psalm 30:6 It is time. I have been avoiding my desk at home for weeks it seems, and it is piled with important and unimportant… Continue reading

  • Refuge

    Friday after Ash Wednesday In you, O Lord, have I taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; deliver me in your righteousness. Psalm 31:7 I step out the door and the wind whips the cold air about me… Continue reading

  • Lenten fierce

    Thursday after Ash Wednesday Commit your way to the Lord and put your trust in him, and he will bring it to pass. Psalm 37:5 I wake to the sound of ferocious wind summoning me out of sleep, demanding my… Continue reading

  • Lingering ashes

    Excel Print 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:”Table Normal”; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:””; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:”Times New Roman”,serif;} Ash Wednesday Let me hear of your loving-kindness… Continue reading

  • Preparing for Ashes

    For your love is before my eyes; I have walked faithfully with you. Psalm 26:3 In the spring-promising warmth, I step onto a trail that I have not visited since last fall. I find it yet full of winter bareness.… Continue reading