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  • Safe

    Monday in the Third Week of Lent Restore us, O God of hosts; show the light of your countenance, and we shall be saved. Psalm 80:3 I quietly walk into the room and take my seat in the circle of… Continue reading

  • Out of focus

    Saturday in the Second Week of Lent O tarry and await the Lord’s pleasure;be strong, and God shall comfort your heart;wait patiently for the Lord.Psalm 27:18 The awaited for crocus blooms expose a splash of purple in the midst of… Continue reading

  • Weathering

    Friday in the Second Week of Lent I have grown weary with my crying;my throat is inflamed;my eyes have failed from looking for my God.Psalm 69:4  Bright sunshine and bitter wind pummel me, competing for my attention as I cross… Continue reading

  • Distraction

    Thursday in the Second Week of Lent Your adversaries roared in your holy place; they set up their banners as tokens of victory. Psalm 74:4 The email alert banners scuttle across the top of my screen catching my eye every… Continue reading

  • Encompassed

    Wednesday in the Second Week of Lent Let your loving-kindness be my comfort, as you have promised your servant. Psalm 119:76 The rain seems to aid and abet my procrastination as I delay facing into the day. There is nothing… Continue reading

  • Alone in prayer

    Tuesday in the Second Week of Lent For God alone my soul in silence waits, from whom comes my salvation. Psalm 62:1 As the two of us sit down to dinner, I light the candles in our Lenten desertscape that… Continue reading

  • Restless

    Monday in the Second Week of Lent For your loving-kindness is greater than the heavens, and your faithfulness reaches to the clouds. Psalm 57:10 The fatigue wraps around me like a blanket. I am ready for bed, yet when I… Continue reading

  • Turning

    Saturday in the First Week of Lent Restore us, O God of hosts; show the light of your countenance,  and we shall be saved. Psalm 80:3 The softness of night cradles me as I gently wake. I lie quiet and… Continue reading

  • Connection

    Friday in the First Week of Lent The Holy One put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God; many shall see, and stand in awe, and put their trust in God. Psalm 40:3 The… Continue reading

  • This day

    Thursday in the First Week of Lent Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving and make good your vows to the Most High. Psalm 50:14 I watch one neighbor getting into her car for her drive to work and I… Continue reading