• Be strong. Be Brave.

    Thursday after Ash Wednesday Our steps are directed by the Lord; he strengthens those in whose way he delights. Psalm 37:24 As I look up from my morning prayer, I see the inspirational icon across the room displaying the words… Continue reading

  • Dust in your hands

    Ash Wednesday My spirit faints within me; my heart within me is desolate. Psalm 143:4 In your hands   the dust of the earth became The dust of which I am made seeks you thirsts for the living water of… Continue reading

  • The holy now

    Saturday of the Third Week of Advent You trace my journeys and my resting-places and are acquainted with all my ways. Psalm 139:2 I move my finger along the groves of the wooden labyrinth feeling its smoothness. All is quiet… Continue reading

  • Boundless wonders

    Friday of the Third Week of Advent Great things are they that you have done, O Lord my God! how great your wonders and your plans for us! there is none who can be compared with you. Oh, that I… Continue reading

  • Living hope

    Thursday of the Third Week of Advent Feast of St. Thomas The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not be in want. Psalm 23:1 As I open my prayer book to the text for the day, the familiar words of… Continue reading

  • Wonder and awe

    Wednesday of the Third Week of Advent This is my comfort in my trouble, that your promise gives me life. Psalm 119:50 We are well into the service of lessons and carols when I realize that somewhere along the way… Continue reading

  • Willingness to seek

    Tuesday of the Third Week of Advent This God is our God for ever and ever; and shall be our guide for evermore. Psalm 48:13 I see the postcard on the floor as I am about to exit the building.… Continue reading

  • Tender attention

    Monday of the Third Week of Advent But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever. Psalm 52:8 I start the oven at 6:00am, not… Continue reading

  • Sacred song

    Saturday of the Second Week of Advent The Lord grants his loving-kindness in the daytime; in the night season his song is with me, a prayer to the God of my life. Psalm 42:10 It is late, long past dinner… Continue reading

  • Seeing love

    Friday of the Second Week of Advent Blessed be the Lord! For he has shown me the wonders of his love in a besieged city. Psalm 31:21 The competent and caring nurse practitioner who treated me. The courteous and capable… Continue reading