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  • Respiring

    Saturday in the Fifth Week of Lent Why are you so full of heaviness, O my soul?    and why are you so disquieted within me?   Put your trust in God,    for I will yet give thanks to… Continue reading

  • Reminiscence

    Friday in the Fifth Week of Lent I remember the time past; I muse upon all you deeds;    I consider the works of your hands.  Psalm 143:5 As I reach to replace the paper towel roll I pause. I… Continue reading

  • Time enough

    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 My daughter steps from the car grabbing loaded… Continue reading

  • Wakeful

    Wednesday in the Fifth Week of Lent My eyes are open in the night watches,    that I may meditate upon your promise.  Psalm 119: 148 I wake before the alarm sounds and stretch into the morning. Except it isn’t… Continue reading

  • Where the fault lies

    Tuesday in the Fifth Week of Lent Deliver me, O Lord, from lying lips    and from the deceitful tongue.  Psalm 120:2 My conversation with customer support begins quite pleasantly. I give my name, explain the problem, and the voice… Continue reading

  • Safely held

    Monday in the Fifth Week of Lent Into your hands I commend my spirit,    for you have redeemed me,     O Lord, O God of truth.   Psalm 31:5 I remove my earrings and place them in the velvet… Continue reading

  • Thankful to be Thankful

    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 walk into the warm afternoon and stretch muscles that have been hunched… Continue reading

  • Mindful Eating

    Friday in the Fourth Week of Lent For God satisfies the thirsty    and fills the hungry with good things. Psalm 107:9 I bow my head for a moment of thanks and am met with the enticing aroma of the… Continue reading

  • Taking out the Trash

    Thursday in the Fourth Week of Lent O God, you know my foolishness,    and my faults are not hidden from you.  Psalm 69:6 I hear the rumble of the truck as it pulls up to my house early in… Continue reading

  • 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 101:2 I walk in the… Continue reading