Friday in the Fifth Week of Lent 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… 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 I am not ready for all that comes next.… Continue reading

Wednesday in the Fifth Week of Lent Great peace have they who love your law; for them there is no stumbling block. Psalm 119:165 I stop in my tracks, captivated. Like a stream flowing around an obstacle, the brick path… Continue reading

Tuesday in the Fifth Week of Lent Restore our fortunes, O Lord, like the watercourses of the Negev. Psalm 126:5 Restoration begins… 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 The day grays, and I acknowledge that I did not go for a… Continue reading

Saturday in the Fourth Week of Lent Whoever is wise will ponder these things, and consider well the mercies of the Lord. Psalm 107:43 Partway through the rainy afternoon, I pause to center myself again. The day’s tasks have proved… 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 Even though the weather has warmed, I pull my sweater close around my shoulders to ward off… Continue reading

Wednesday in the Fourth Week of Lent Steady my footsteps in your word; let no iniquity have dominion over me. Psalm 119:133 It is the bird song that I notice now in the mornings, as if God’s creatures are singing… Continue reading

Monday in the Fourth Week of Lent   Remember, God, how short life is, how frail you have made all flesh. Psalm 89:47   How has my Lent gone so far? This is honestly the question I wake with. I… Continue reading

Saturday in the Third Week of Lent Give thanks to the God of heaven, for God’s mercy endures forever. Psalm 136:26 Before I sit down in my comfy chair, I refill my large water glass. I have been consciously drinking… Continue reading