Anne E. Kitch

You spread a table before me in the presence of those who trouble me.  Psalm 23:5 I wake up with two or three dialogues going in my head. Still trying to solve yesterday’s dilemmas, my brain simultaneously imagines scenarios for… Continue reading

But as for me, my feet had nearly slipped;     I had almost tripped and fallen;Because I envied the proud     and saw the prosperity of the wicked.   Psalm 73:2-3 “Who is that boy, what’s his name?” I demand. My daughter shakes… Continue reading

In you, O Lord, have I taken refuge;   let me never be ashamed.   Psalm 71:1 “What are the conversations you are afraid to have with God?” The question will not leave me alone. It was posed by the Bishop to… Continue reading

Your faithfulness remains from one generation to another;     you established the earth, and it abides.  Psalm 119:90 Nothing is quite like the Middle School Talent Show.  I sit in the audience in quiet admiration. The evening offers much to bring… Continue reading

You sent a gracious rain, O God, upon your inheritance;     you refreshed the land when it was weary.     Psalm 68:9 It has been a good day, I reflect as I settle in for evening prayer. I feel the satisfaction of… Continue reading

Restore us, O God of hosts;     show the light of your countenance, and we shall be saved.     Psalm 80:3 “See what crossed my path on my walk,” my friend texts, “forced me to slow down!” I am delighted and mesmerized… Continue reading

Lord, you have searched me out and known me;     you know my sitting down and my rising up;     you discern my thoughts from afar.You trace my journeys and my resting-places     and are acquainted with all my ways.     Psalm 139:1-2 “So,… Continue reading

I waited patiently upon the Lord;      he stooped to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the desolate pit, out of the mire and clay;      he set my feet upon a high cliff and made… Continue reading

The heavens declare the glory of God,     and the firmament shows his handiwork.One day tells its tale to another,     and one night imparts knowledge to another.Although they have no words or language,     and their voices are not heard,Their sound has… Continue reading

The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.”     All are corrupt and commit abominable acts;     there is none who does any good.God looks down from heaven upon us all,     to see if there is any who is… Continue reading