• Dawning

    Saturday of the Second Week of Advent Send out your light and your truth, that they may lead me, and bring me to your holy hill and to your dwelling. Psalm 43:3 I walk in the dark, knowing my way… Continue reading

  • Sacred waiting

    Friday of the Second Week of Advent Be strong and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the Lord. Psalm 31:24 I sit in the reception area waiting to be called in for my appointment. I expected… Continue reading

  • Contrast

    Thursday of the Second Week of Advent Commit your way to the Lord and put your trust in him, and he will bring it to pass. Psalm 37:5 As I start my drive the audio in my car begins to… Continue reading

  • Walking with words

    Wednesday of the Second Week of Advent I will walk at liberty, because I study your commandments. Psalm 119:45 I open my book to the day’s scripture passage both knowing and not knowing what I will find there. I have… Continue reading

  • Destinations known and unknown

    Tuesday of the Second Week of Advent For I am but a sojourner with you, a wayfarer, as all my forebears were. Psalm 39:14 I sit in the car in the pouring rain. I have arrived early at my destination… Continue reading

  • Remembered paths

    Monday of the Second Week of Advent Remember not the sins of my youth and my transgressions; remember me according to your love and for the sake of your goodness, O Lord. Psalm 25:6 As I write in my journal,… Continue reading

  • Full compassion

    Saturday of the First Week of Advent Gracious is the Lord and righteous; our God is full of compassion. Psalm 116:4 The conversation is an unexpected blessing. Due to a variety of circumstances, what was meant to be a conference… Continue reading

  • Playful formation

    Friday of the First Week of Advent They shall come and make to a people yet unborn the saving deeds that he has done. Psalm 22:30 I walk into the church and smile as I look at our giving tree.… Continue reading

  • Bright for one another

    Thursday of the First Week of Advent You, O Lord, are my lamp; my God, you make my darkness bright. Psalm 18:29 The night is cold, and we make our way carefully across the parking lot avoiding treacherous patches of… Continue reading

  • Deserving attention

    Wednesday of the First Week of Advent I will mediate on your commandments and give my attention to your ways. Psalm 119:15 As I begin my morning, I feel the tug of the game on my phone. I resist the… Continue reading