Saturday in the First Week of Lent If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, Even there your hand will lead me and your right hand hold me fast. Psalm 139:8-9… Continue reading

Friday in the First Week of Lent Open my lips, O Lord, and my mouth shall proclaim your praise. Psalm 51:16 I wake with a sense of happy anticipation and before I even get out of bed I offer a… Continue reading

Thursday in the First Week of Lent The Lord, the God of gods, has spoken; he has called the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting. Psalm 50:1 I walk gingerly across the lawn trying to step… Continue reading

Wednesday in the First Week of Lent I have considered my ways and turned my feet toward your decrees. Psalm 119:59 The path I walk on has become rocky, the wetness of approaching spring exposing hard stones. I now have… Continue reading

Tuesday in the First Week of Lent This God is our God for ever and ever; he shall be our guide for evermore. Psalm 48:13 I look up from my task and check the clock. There is time. I can… Continue reading

Monday in the First Week of Lent In my integrity you hold me fast, and shall set me before your face for ever. Psalm 41:12 In the middle of my morning meditation, I pick up my phone to text a… Continue reading

Saturday after Ash Wednesday Weeping may spend the night, but joy comes in the morning. Psalm 30:6 It is time. I have been avoiding my desk at home for weeks it seems, and it is piled with important and unimportant… Continue reading

Friday after Ash Wednesday In you, O Lord, have I taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; deliver me in your righteousness. Psalm 31:7 I step out the door and the wind whips the cold air about me… Continue reading

Thursday after Ash Wednesday Commit your way to the Lord and put your trust in him, and he will bring it to pass. Psalm 37:5 I wake to the sound of ferocious wind summoning me out of sleep, demanding my… Continue reading

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