Monday of the Second Week of Advent I will give thanks to you, O Lord, with my whole heart;I will tell of your marvelous works.Psalm 9:1 The day has been full. With the scheduled and the unscheduled. And then I… Continue reading

 Saturday of the First Week of Advent  Turn again to your rest, O my soulfor the Lord has treated you well.Psalm 116:6 The sun sets and the quiet of the evening settles over me. In the stillness, I feel something… Continue reading

 Friday of the First Week of Advent I will bless the Lord who gives me counsel;my heart teaches me night after night.Psalm 16:7 Some days seem to provide gift after gift. I hunger for these this season. Even in good… Continue reading

Thursday of the First Week of Advent I love you, O Lord my strengthO Lord my stronghold, my crag, and my haven.Psalm 18:1 Some days my faith feels fuzzy or ephemeral; I know it is there, but I cannot grab… Continue reading

 Wednesday of the First Week of Advent How long shall I have perplexity in my mind,and grief in my heart, day after day?how long shall my enemy triumph over me?Psalm 13:2 The grief of this time often catches me unawares.… Continue reading

Tuesday of the First Week of Advent Give ears to my words, O Lord;consider my meditation.Psalm 5:1 I step into the stillness as if it were a pool of afternoon light. It has been there, waiting for me, anticipating my… Continue reading

Monday of the First Week of Advent I lie down and go to sleep;I wake again, because the Lord sustains me.Psalm 3:5 Like every other pattern in my life, my sleep is disrupted. I find myself awake at odd hours,… Continue reading

Focus on Wisdom and do not be distracted. Watch the patterns of creation,and you will awaken to grace and tranquility.Proverbs 3:19-22 Earlier this week as I walked to work, my attention was caught by a shaft of fall sunlight illuminating… Continue reading

Thursday in Easter Week Hallelujah! Praise the Lord, O my soul! I will praise the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being. Psalm 146:1 “What is at the top… Continue reading

Easter Day Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Hallelujah! Psalm 150:6 Earth shattering the removal of the stone to expose the empty tomb emptied of sorrow emptied of hate emptied of death emptied of that which it could… Continue reading