Anne E. Kitch

In you, O Lord, have I taken refuge; let me never be put to shame;   deliver me in your righteousnessIncline your ear to me,   make haste to deliver me.Be my strong rock, a castle to keep me safe, for you… Continue reading

Take delight in the Lord,   and he shall give you your heart’s desire.    Psalm 37:4 “What did you go out into the wilderness to look at?” my friend queries as she begins her homily. I am arrested by this question… Continue reading

Turn my eyes from watching what is worthless;   give me life in your ways.   Psalm 119:37 I have an hour before dinner. Just enough time to run to the bookstore and buy that book for my sister-in-law. If I get… Continue reading

The Lord is my strength and my shield;   my heart trusts in him, and I have been helped;Therefore my heart dances for joy,   and in my song will I praise him.The Lord is the strength of his people,   a safe… Continue reading

Show me your ways, O LORD,   and teach me your paths.Lead me in your truth and teach me,   for you are the God of my salvation;   in you have I trusted all the day long.    Psalm 25:3-4 It is chaos. … Continue reading

Turn again to your rest, O my soul,   for the Lord has treated you well.   Psalm 116:6 I sink into the unhurried moment. Finally. It is easier to breath from here. Although I got up at my usual hour, the… Continue reading

Protect me, O God, for I take refuge in you;   I have said to the LORD, “You are my Lord, my good above all other.”   Psalm 16:1 Of course it was one of those board games with a thousand small… Continue reading

The Lord is gracious and full of compassion   slow to anger and of great kindness.The Lord is loving to everyone   and his compassion is over all his works.   Psalm 145:8-9 I awake with a sense of pleasant anticipation. I get… Continue reading

Oh, that my ways were made so direct   that I might keep your statutes!   Psalm 119:5 “We all get distracted praying the psalms,” I heard the monk say. I am surprised. After all, he is a monk, and not a… Continue reading

In the morning Lord, your hear my voice;   early in the morning I make my appeal and watch for you.   Psalm 5:3 The package greets me as I arrive home after a long drive. It is unexpected; not something… Continue reading