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  • The Messiness of Christmas

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  • Dawning love

    Christmas Day Mercy and truth have met together righteousness and peace have kissed each other. Psalm 85:10 Christmas day dawns and with it the Light that the darkness does not overcome because the darkness cannot grasp or comprehend or contain… Continue reading

  • Rehearsing holiness

    Christmas Eve Happy are the people who know the festal shout! they walk, O Lord, in the light of your presence. Psalm 89:15 The pageant rehearsal begins with the usual amount of enthusiasm as parents and teachers channel the kid… Continue reading

  • Final turn

    Monday of the Fourth Week of Advent For God alone my soul in silence waits Psalm 62:1 As I drive across the bridge, negotiating the traffic takes most of my attention and I can hardly spare a glance for the… Continue reading

  • Casting light

    Saturday of the Third Week of Advent Feast of St. Thomas The Lord shall watch over your going out and your coming in, from this time forth for evermore. Psalm 121:8 As we pull into the driveway it is difficult… Continue reading

  • Barren sustenance

    Friday of the Third Week of Advent Behold God is my helper; It is the Lord who sustains my life. Psalm 54:3 It is the barren trees that arrest my attention. Throughout the day, I have been drawn to bare… Continue reading

  • Vulnerable strength

    Thursday of the Third Week of Advent I know every bird in the sky, and the creatures of the fields are in my sight. Psalm 50:11 The wind pummels the house, bitter and insistent. And on a bare branch outside… Continue reading

  • All that comes next

    Wednesday of the Third Week of Advent This is my comfort in my trouble, that your promise gives me life. Psalm 119:50 Suddenly it seems like there is no time left. My to do list threatens to derail my life… Continue reading

  • Bright reminiscence

    Tuesday of the Third Week of Advent My heart is stirring with a noble song Psalm 45:1 A memory pops up in my social media from a year ago–my goddaughter singing a solo in a Christmas concert. I would not… Continue reading

  • Insistent

    Monday of the Third Week of Advent In my integrity you hold me fast, and shall set me before your face for ever. Psalm 41:12 I hear the tea kettle begin to murmur and know it is time to attend… Continue reading