Thursday of the Fourth Week of Advent God heals the brokenhearted and binds up their  wounds.Psalm 147:3 It is cold and rainy where I am, the freezing temperatures not expected until tomorrow. Yet I know so many are already in… Continue reading

Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Advent God shall have compassion on the lowly and poor; and shall preserve the lives of the needy. Psalm 72:13 As I brace myself against the cold, I think of all those who work… Continue reading

Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Advent   May God be merciful to us and bless us, show us the light of the holy countenance and come to us. Psalm 67:1   In the early morning, while it is still… Continue reading

Monday of the Fourth Week of Advent For God alone my soul in silence waits; from the One comes my salvation. Psalm 62:1 I wait for Emmanuel: God with us. I wait for Jesus: Joshua, Yeshua, Yahweh saves, God saves.… Continue reading

Thursday of the Third Week of Advent   Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving and make good your vows to the Most High Psalm 50:14   The cold sleet outside causes me to put on a coat I have… Continue reading

Wednesday of the Third Week of Advent   We can never ransom ourselves, or deliver to God the price of our life. Psalm 49:6   I look at the clock and am startled. How did it get to be so… Continue reading

Tuesday of the Third Week of Advent We have waited in silence on your loving-kindness, O God,in the midst of your temple.Psalm 48:8   Tomorrow is another day. This is what I remind myself as I look at the chaos… Continue reading

Monday of the Third Week of Advent If we have forgotten the Name of our God, or stretched out our hands to some strange god, Will not God find it out? For God knows the secrets of the heart. Psalm… Continue reading

The Third Sunday of Advent A highway shall be there, and it shall be called the Holy Way; the unclean shall not travel on it, but it shall be for God’s people; no traveler, not even fools, shall go astray.… Continue reading

Saturday of the Second Week of Advent 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 The late afternoon sun casts long shadows, and… Continue reading