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  • The long way home

    Saturday in the Fourth Week of Lent My heart is firmly fixed, O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and make melody. Psalm 108:1 I awake to sunlight and birdsong and the comfort of being home. Yesterday was… Continue reading

  • Grandeur

    Friday in the Fourth Week of Lent In the beginning, O Lord, you laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands; They shall perish, but you will endure; they shall wear out like… Continue reading

  • Belonging

    Thursday in the Fourth Week of Lent Yet I am always with you; you hold me by my right hand. Psalm 73:23 I am standing in the check-out line of the discount store when it happens. A sudden overwhelming feeling… Continue reading

  • Stumbling along

    Tuesday in the Fourth Week of Lent As often as I have said, “My foot has slipped,” your love, O Lord, upheld me. Psalm 94:18 I throw up my hands in defeat; the document I need for our taxes simply… Continue reading

  • I will sing

    Monday in the Fourth Week of Lent Your love, O Lord, for ever will I sing; from age to age my mouth will proclaim your faithfulness. Psalm 89:1  As the familiar hymn tune washes over me, I unexpectedly begin to… Continue reading

  • Writing in light

    Saturday in the Third Week of Lent Lord, you have been our refuge from one generation to another. Psalm 90:1 The photograph has always captured my attention. When I was teenager, I made a painting of it, replacing the black… Continue reading

  • Gale force

    Wednesday in the Third Week of Lent Sing with joy to God our strength and raise a loud shout to the God of Jacob. Psalm 81:1 I wake in the early hours to the fierce wind encompassing the house in… Continue reading

  • Plenty

    Tuesday in the Third Week of Lent They railed against God and said, “Can God set a table in the wilderness?” Psalm 78:19 I hesitate for a moment with the cookie in my hand. Then, rather than take a careless… Continue reading

  • Unseen presence

    Monday in the Third Week of Lent Your way was in the sea, and your paths in the great waters, yet your footsteps were not seen. Psalm 77:19 It’s a simple note, really, that appears in my inbox in response… Continue reading

  • Sacred pattern

    Saturday in the Second Week of Lent You speak in my heart and say, “Seek my face.” Your face, Lord, will I seek. Psalm 27:11 The light reaches through the slats of the blinds splashing patterns across the floor and… Continue reading