March 20, 2012 His disciples replied, ‘How can one feed these people with bread here in the desert?’ Jesus asked them, ‘How many loaves do you have?’    Mark 8:4-5 a spouse adept in the art of parenting the forsythia just… Continue reading

March 19, 2012 Feast of St. Joseph Yours are the heavens; the earth also is yours;   you laid the foundations of the world and all that is in it.   Psalm 89:11 I wake weary and disoriented. And in this waking… Continue reading

March 17, 2012   God is faithful, and he will not let you be tested beyond your strength, but with the testing he will also provide the way out so that you may be able to endure it.    1 Corinthians… Continue reading

March 16, 2011 It is a good thing to give thanks to the Lord,   and to sing praises to your Name, O Most High;To tell of your loving-kindness early in the morning   and of your faithfulness in the night season.… Continue reading

March 15, 2012 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 step out of the car into the flawless afternoon sunlight and… Continue reading

March 14, 2012   You are my refuge and shield;   my hope is in your word. Psalm 119:114 As the morning brightens, the tree outside my window revels itself—branches first, then buds strewn almost haphazardly along slender twiggy fingers, and… Continue reading

March 13, 2012 That the generations to come might know,and the children yet unborn;   that they in their turn might tell it to their children;So that they might put their trust in God,   and not forget the deeds of God,  … Continue reading

March 12, 2012 Restore us, O God of hosts;show the light of your countenance, and we shall be saved. Psalm 80:3 I sit outside soaking up the unexpected warmth. The winter has been mild, yet even so the early spring… Continue reading

March 10, 2012 One thing have I asked of the Lord;one thing I seek;   that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life.   Psalm 27:5 The porch light offering its gentle glow to… Continue reading

March 9, 2012 Come, let us bow down and bend the knee,   and kneel before the Lord our Maker.For he is our God,and we are the people of his pasture and the sheep of his hand.   Oh, that today you… Continue reading