Friday of the Third Week of Advent Give me the joy of your saving help again and sustain me with your bountiful Spirit. Psalm 51:13 Raucous children filling the parish hall with laughter as we prepare to rehearse the pageant.… Continue reading

Thursday of the Third Week of Advent Feast of St. Thomas the Apostle The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not be in want. Psalm 23:1 I have to consciously breathe my way through the store, focusing on my list… Continue reading

Tuesday of the Third Week of Advent We have waited in silence on your loving-kindness, O God,in the midst of your temple.Psalm 48:8 The narrow road winds through the trees, unlit except for the crescent moon that peeks between bare… Continue reading

 Monday of the Third Week of Advent If we have forgotten the Name of our God, or stretched out our hands to some strange god, Will not God find it out? For God knows the secrets of the heart. Psalm… Continue reading

 Saturday of the Second Week of Advent Send out your light and your truth, that they may lead me, and bring me to your holy hill and to your dwelling. Psalm 43:3 The setting of the December sun quickens our… Continue reading

Friday of the Second Week of Advent Into your hands I commend my spirit, for you have redeemed me, O God of truth. Psalm 31:5 The winter sunlight not only send swaths of brightness across the room, but warmth as… Continue reading

Thursday of the Second Week of Advent Commit your way to the Lord and put your trust in God, and God will bring it to pass.  Psalm 37:5 The bloom on my houseplant is unexpected. I don’t even know what… Continue reading

Wednesday of the Second Week of Advent   For in you, O Lord, have I fixed my hope; you will answer me, O Lord my God. Psalm 38:15   As I watch, one electric candle in the window switches off,… Continue reading

Monday of the Second Week of Advent Show me your ways, O Lord, and teach me your paths. Psalm 25:3 The late afternoon feels like early evening as the days continue to shorten. I stand at my kitchen sink, ready… Continue reading

Saturday of the First Week of Advent  I believed, even when I said, “I have been brought very low.” Psalm 116:9 I wake in the middle of the night, realize I am safe in bed, and go back to sleep.… Continue reading