• Playful

    Tuesday in the Fifth Week of Lent Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with shouts of joy. Psalm 126:3 Having picked up what I came for, I head for the store exit. Yet my way is… Continue reading

  • Take courage

    Monday in the Fifth Week of Lent Be strong and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the Lord. Psalm 31:24 The invitation comes in the middle of an impossible day, “Do you have time for a… Continue reading

  • Holy conversation

    Saturday in the Fourth Week of Lent Whoever is wise will ponder these things, and consider well the mercies of the Lord. Psalm 107:43 We sit in companionable silence. The afternoon is spring warm, a soft breeze caries the scent… Continue reading

  • Mercy trek

    Friday in the Fourth Week of Lent Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, and his mercy endures for ever. Psalm 107:1 “It gets better,” my friend texts me. We have been sharing a struggle. Even though we… Continue reading

  • Rest

    Thursday in the Fourth Week of Lent Answer me, O Lord, for your love is kind; in your great compassion, turn to me. Psalm 69:18 In the warm sun of the late spring afternoon I still myself. The week has… Continue reading

  • Ordinary sustenance

    Wednesday in the Fourth Week of Lent I will strive to follow a blameless course; oh, when will you come to me? I will walk with sincerity of heart within my house. Psalm 101:3 In the middle of the day… Continue reading

  • Unruly faithfulness

    Tuesday in the Fourth Week of Lent The Lord knows our human thoughts; how like a puff of wind they are. Psalm 94:11 For the umpteenth time I refocus on my prayer. Even though I have set this time aside… Continue reading

  • Captured by the light

    Monday in the Fourth Week of Lent Your love, O Lord, for ever will I sing; form age to age my mouth will proclaim your faithfulness Psalm 89:1 The morning sun reaches through the blinds and casts a trail of… Continue reading

  • Sacred handiwork

    Saturday in the Third Week of Lent May the graciousness of the Lord our God be upon us; prosper the work of our hands; prosper our handiwork. Psalm 90:17 As I pull the rocking chair out of the attic, I… Continue reading

  • Beholding

    Friday in the Third Week of Lent For you have made me glad by your acts, O Lord; and I shout for joy because of the works of your hands. Psalm 92:4 I see the picture of exquisite beauty my… Continue reading