O tarry and await the Lord’s pleasure;be strong, and he shall comfort your heart;     wait patiently for the Lord.  Psalm 27:18 Spent.       Continue reading

In his hands are the caverns of the earth   and the heights of the hills are his also.   Psalm 95:4 I crave the silence this morning. If I could, I would step out of my house and walk into the… Continue reading

A Sermon Preached at Diocesan House, Bethlehem PA Maundy Thursday 1 Corinthians 11:23-26Psalm 116: 1, 10-17John 13:1-17, 31b-35 At the very juncture where Jesus turns to face into the storm to come—knowing full well what awaits him—he pauses to have… Continue reading

Lord, hear my prayer, and let my cry come before you;     hide not your face from me in the day of my trouble.   Psalm 102:1 The sky brightens, the morning birdsong gives way to the regular thrum of traffic, signaling… Continue reading

Yours is the day, yours also the night;     you established the moon and the sun.You fixed all the boundaries of the earth;   you made both summer and winter.  Psalm 74:15-16 “Maybe we’ll see some blue sky today,” the man says… Continue reading

As often as I have said, “My foot has slipped,”      your love, O Lord, upheld me. When many cares fill my mind,    your consolations cheer my soul.  Psalm 94:18-19 I look at my “To Do” list, then wish… Continue reading

Create in me a clean heart, O God,   and renew a right spirit within me.  Psalm 51:11 The clutter has me cornered. If it doesn’t relent soon, I will lash out in fury, in a desperate attempt to save myself… Continue reading

Send out your light and your truth, that they may lead me,     and bring me to your holy hill     and to your dwelling.   Psalm 43:3 I wake before the dawn, pulling on warm socks, wrapping a sweater around me, seeking… Continue reading

Let me hear of your loving-kindness in the morning, for I put my trust in you;   show me the road that I must walk, for I lift up my soul to you.  Psalm 143:8 I wake up disoriented. Not that… Continue reading

When my spirit languishes within me, you know my path;     in the way wherein I walk, they have hidden a trap for me.  Psalm 142:3 I know better. I have made a discipline of rejecting such offers. Nevertheless, I find… Continue reading