Anne E. Kitch
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Buoyed
For your love is before my eyes;I have walked faithfully with you.Psalm 26:3 When we finally connect on facetime and my friend’s smile comes into view, I smile in return. Our conversation has been long delayed. I had missed a… Continue reading
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Reorient
Gracious is י ה ו ה and righteous;our God is full of compassionPsalm 116:4 I look at the screen of my phone and feel annoyed. The software updated again and now everything looks different. As someone who is very visually… Continue reading
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Windswept
Protect me, O God, for I take refuge in you. Psalm 16:1 I walk in an indirect path, skirting patches of ice. Yesterday’s sun melted most of the remains of an earlier snow, but lingering damp places froze overnight. And… Continue reading
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Accompany
With you I will break down an enclosure;with the help of my God I will scale any wall.Psalm 18:30 These days my quiet time is graced with the presence of the construction project across the street. The workers arrive early,… Continue reading
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Adventure
Open my eyes, that I may see the wonders of your law. Psalm 119:18 This morning’s adventure is cozy cocoa black tea. A friend gifted me with a tea Advent calendar, and I feel a bit of excitement each time… Continue reading
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On the lookout
In the morning, י ה ו ה , you hear my voice; early in the morning I make my appeal and watch for you. Psalm 5:3 In the morning, I wake still buoyed by yesterday’s encounters: a conversation with a… Continue reading
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Humility
I lie down and go to sleep; I wake again, because the Lord sustains me. Psalm 3:5 “I have been wondering about that,” my spouse says as I finally put away the bowl full of beautifully decorated wooden and ceramic… Continue reading
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Beginning again
Put not your trust in rulers, nor in any child of earth, for there is no help in them. Psalm 146:2 It’s the day after. The day after Thanksgiving. Or the day after that. Or the day after we arrive… Continue reading
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The Coming
Beginning on the First Sunday of Advent, November 30, I will be blogging daily, reflecting on the liminal season of Advent, the sacredness of everyday life, and the mystery of the light that shines in the darkness. You can subscribe… Continue reading
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Stumbling into the Sacred
a single pane of glassframes the not yet springbranches intricate curvesforming pleasing and jagged patternsthe negative space a contrasteven in the dulland sunless afternoonI stillbreathand attention caughtsnagged by the bare twigsand I know I am looking at promise and powerI… Continue reading
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