Thursday in the Second Week of Lent Gregory of Nyssa Above all, keep your servant from presumptuous sins; let them not get dominion over me; then I shall be whole and sound, and innocent of a great offense. Psalm 19:13… Continue reading

Wednesday in the Second Week of Lent O Lord, your word is everlasting; it stands firm in the heavens. Psalm 119:89 I am forever conscious of the sky. I notice the quality of light in the morning, and like to… Continue reading

Tuesday in the Second Week of Lent Blessed be the Lord day by day, the God of our salvation, who bears our burdens. Psalm 68:19 True confession: sometimes I eat cookies during Lent.  True wisdom: sometimes the best spiritual practice… Continue reading

Monday in the Second Week of Lent   Our sins are stronger than we are, but you will blot them out. Psalm 65:3     The cough lingers. Like so many people I know, I have succumbed to this winter’s… Continue reading

Saturday in the First Week of Lent When I called, you answered me; you increased my strength within me. Psalm 138:4 The piles of papers on my desk have been weeks in the making. Well, to be honest, months. Today… Continue reading

Friday in the First Week of Lent I waited patiently for the Lord, God stooped to me and heard my cry. Psalm 40:1 My receipt comes with a piece of chocolate, a lovely offering from the postal worker who cheerfully… Continue reading

Thursday in the First Week of Lent I know every bird in the sky, and the creature of the fields are in my sight. Psalm 50:11 The tracks in the fresh snow attest to the deer, many deer, that move… Continue reading

Wednesday in the First Week of Lent God looks down from heaven upon us all, to see if there is any who is wise, if there is one who seeks after God. Psalm 53:2 The brightness of the morning sun… Continue reading

Monday in the First Week of Lent 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 he knows the secrets of the heart. Psalm… Continue reading

Saturday after Ash Wednesday Send out your light and your truth, that they may lead me, and bring me to your holy hill. Psalm 43:3 The day is spent in planning. I meet with a group of church leaders, read… Continue reading