Monday in Holy Week Have mercy on me, O God, according to your loving-kindness;    in your great compassion blot out my offenses.  Psalm 51:1 I jump back from the grease splatter a moment too late. At first I think… Continue reading

Saturday in the Fifth Week of Lent Why are you so full of heaviness, O my soul?    and why are you so disquieted within me?   Put your trust in God,    for I will yet give thanks to… Continue reading

Friday in the Fifth Week of Lent I remember the time past; I muse upon all you deeds;    I consider the works of your hands.  Psalm 143:5 As I reach to replace the paper towel roll I pause. I… Continue reading

Thursday in the Fifth Week of Lent But I still my soul and make it quiet, like a child upon its mother’s breast;    my soul is quieted within me.  Psalm 131:3 My daughter steps from the car grabbing loaded… Continue reading

Wednesday in the Fifth Week of Lent My eyes are open in the night watches,    that I may meditate upon your promise.  Psalm 119: 148 I wake before the alarm sounds and stretch into the morning. Except it isn’t… Continue reading

Tuesday in the Fifth Week of Lent Deliver me, O Lord, from lying lips    and from the deceitful tongue.  Psalm 120:2 My conversation with customer support begins quite pleasantly. I give my name, explain the problem, and the voice… Continue reading

Monday in the Fifth Week of Lent Into your hands I commend my spirit,    for you have redeemed me,     O Lord, O God of truth.   Psalm 31:5 I remove my earrings and place them in the velvet… Continue reading

Saturday in the Fourth Week of Lent My heart is firmly fixed, O God, my heart is fixed;    I will sing and make melody.  Psalm 108:1 I walk into the warm afternoon and stretch muscles that have been hunched… Continue reading

Friday in the Fourth Week of Lent For God satisfies the thirsty    and fills the hungry with good things. Psalm 107:9 I bow my head for a moment of thanks and am met with the enticing aroma of the… Continue reading

Thursday in the Fourth Week of Lent O God, you know my foolishness,    and my faults are not hidden from you.  Psalm 69:6 I hear the rumble of the truck as it pulls up to my house early in… Continue reading