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  • Desertscape

    Monday in the Third Week of Lent I think of God, I am restless,    I ponder, and my spirit faints.  Psalm 77:3 It finally dawns on me what is missing. When my daughters were young, we used a bowl… Continue reading

  • Tasting Gratitude

    Saturday in the Second Week of Lent We give you thanks, O God, we give you thanks,    calling upon your Name and declaring all your wonderful deeds.  Psalm 75:1 The birdsong is almost cacophonous. In the last few days,… Continue reading

  • Holding Hands

    Friday in the Second Week of Lent Yet I am always with you;    you hold me by my right hand.  Psalm 73:23 I watch the toddler reach up and put his hand in his mother’s. I remember that moment.… Continue reading

  • Song

    Thursday in the Second Week of Lent My lips will sing with joy when I play to you,    and so will my soul, which you have redeemed. Psalm 71:23 As I hear the familiar tune take shape, I begin… Continue reading

  • Small Kindness, Steadfast Faith

    Wednesday in the Second Week of Lent Let your loving-kindness be my comfort,    as you have promised to your servant.  Psalm 119:76 I am thankful that I no longer have to wrap myself against the biting cold as I… Continue reading

  • Not a Waste

    Tuesday in the Second Week of Lent For God alone my soul in silence waits;    truly, my hope is in him.  Psalm 62:6 By the time I get my daughter to her softball practice, my only recourse is to… Continue reading

  • From Others' Hands

    Monday in the second Week of Lent May the fields of the wilderness be rich for grazing,    and the hills be clothed with joy.   Psalm 65:13 As I pour milk onto my organic whole-wheat cereal, I pause. I… Continue reading

  • Perspective

    Saturday in the First Week of Lent And I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove!    I would fly away and be at rest. I would flee to a far-off place   and make my lodging in… Continue reading

  • A Swing and a Miss

    Friday in the First Week of Lent Harden not your hearts,  as your forebears did in the wilderness…  Psalm 95 There is so much to do and I am on a roll. Work. Dentist appointments for both girls. Grocery shopping.… Continue reading

  • Songs of Promise

    Thursday in the First Week of Lent The heavens declare the glory of God,    and the firmament shows God’s handiwork.  Psalm 19:1 Against the raging of the ferocious wind, I hear the glorious resonant tones of my neighbor’s wind… Continue reading