Wednesday in the Third Week of Lent Your word is a lantern to my feet and a light upon my path. Psalm 119:105 I cannot help but feel my spirits lift as I walk into the bright afternoon sunshine. With… Continue reading

Tuesday in the Third Week of Lent God split the hard rocks in the wildernessand gave them drink as from the great deep.Psalm 78:13 Yesterday it rained; today I look out on a landscape covered with snow. Water is amazing,… Continue reading

Monday in the Third Week of Lent Restore us, O God of hosts;show us the light of your countenance,and we shall be saved.Psalm 80:3  There is comfort in being safe from the coming snowstorm. And even while I think on this,… Continue reading

Friday in the Second Week of Lent When my mind became embittered, I was sorely wounded in my heart. Yet I am always with you; you hold me by my right hand. Psalm 73:21, 23 There is a certain way… Continue reading

Thursday in the Second Week of Lent Gregory of Nyssa Above all, keep your servant from presumptuous sins; let them not get dominion over me; then I shall be whole and sound, and innocent of a great offense. Psalm 19:13… Continue reading

Wednesday in the Second Week of Lent O Lord, your word is everlasting; it stands firm in the heavens. Psalm 119:89 I am forever conscious of the sky. I notice the quality of light in the morning, and like to… Continue reading

Tuesday in the Second Week of Lent Blessed be the Lord day by day, the God of our salvation, who bears our burdens. Psalm 68:19 True confession: sometimes I eat cookies during Lent.  True wisdom: sometimes the best spiritual practice… Continue reading

Monday in the Second Week of Lent   Our sins are stronger than we are, but you will blot them out. Psalm 65:3     The cough lingers. Like so many people I know, I have succumbed to this winter’s… Continue reading

Saturday in the First Week of Lent When I called, you answered me; you increased my strength within me. Psalm 138:4 The piles of papers on my desk have been weeks in the making. Well, to be honest, months. Today… Continue reading

Friday in the First Week of Lent I waited patiently for the Lord, God stooped to me and heard my cry. Psalm 40:1 My receipt comes with a piece of chocolate, a lovely offering from the postal worker who cheerfully… Continue reading