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  • Lament

    Holy Saturday O Lord, my God, my Savior, by day and night I cry to you. Let my prayer enter into your presence; incline your ear to my lamentation. Psalm 88:1-2 morning arrives grief-laden the torment has not been washed… Continue reading

  • Bereft

    Good Friday I am poured out like water; all my bones are out of joint; my heart within my breast is melting wax. Psalm 22:14 the way collapses deconstructs into fragments bereft of meaning love an echo mercy keening an… Continue reading

  • Bare

    Maundy Thursday Let me hear of your loving-kindness in the morning,  for I put my trust in you; show me the road that I must walk, for I lift up my soul to you. Psalm 143.8 Now comes the time… Continue reading

  • Threshold

    Wednesday in Holy Week And I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest.” Psalm 55:7 As if the morning holds its breath pondering the way forward– duty, necessity, inevitability? Air… Continue reading

  • Next

    Tuesday in Holy Week Turn, O Lord, and deliver me; save me for your mercy’s sake. Psalm 6:4 my fingers enclose a touchstone of ashes the barest scent of holy oil foreshadowing an anointing for burial now the sacred path… Continue reading

  • Renew

    Monday in Holy Week Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Psalm 51:11 Piercing through still bare trees morning sunlight dances like a stone skipped across the stream kissing new spring growth… Continue reading

  • Waiting

    Saturday in the Fifth Week of Lent O God, I will sing to you a new song; I will play to you on a ten-stringed lyre. Psalm 144:9 My progress is arrested by the sight of forsythia bursting forth in… Continue reading

  • Traveling Companions

    Friday in the Fifth Week of Lent Let me hear of your loving kindness in the morning, for I put my trust in you; show me the road that I must walk, for I lift up my soul to you.… Continue reading

  • Imago Dei

    Thursday in the Fifth Week of Lent But I still my soul and make it quiet, like a child upon its mother’s breast; my soul is quieted within me. Psalm 131:3 The pictures come to me via FaceBook and texts.… Continue reading

  • Nurturing Joy

    Wednesday in the Fifth Week of Lent My lips shall pour forth your praise, when you teach me your statutes. My tongue shall sing of your promise, for all your commandments are righteous. Psalm 119:171-172 In my dream, I run… Continue reading