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Turn
Tuesday in Holy Week Turn, O Lord, and deliver me; save me for your mercy’s sake. Psalm 6:4 the way circles back again turning in on itself yet at every turn mercy is there to greet me Image by Wolfgang… Continue reading
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Paradox
Monday in Holy Week Give me the joy of your saving help again and sustain me with your bountiful Spirit. Psalm 51:13 I cross the threshold into the incongruity of this week; contradiction, the welcome mat ambiguity overshadows the path… Continue reading
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Athirst
Saturday in the Fifth Week of Lent My soul is athirst for God, athirst for the living God; when shall I come to appear before the presence of God? Psalm 42:2 The Lenten landscape feels oddly quiet in this moment.… Continue reading
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Morning welcome
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
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Compline
Thursday in the Fifth Week of Lent Feast of the Annunciation 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 At the end of… Continue reading
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Necessary emptiness
Wednesday in the Fifth Week of Lent My soul waits for the Lord, more than watchmen for the morning, more than watchmen for the morning. Psalm 130:5 I add the meeting to an open spot on my calendar without even… Continue reading
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Marking the way
Tuesday in the Fifth Week of Lent Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with shouts of joy. Psalm 126:2 My husband and I look at a picture of our nephew holding his newborn daughter as he… Continue reading
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Wilderness ambiguity
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 sun sends a kiss across the water, illuminating the fresh green branch… Continue reading
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Chaos in balance
Saturday in the Fourth Week of Lent The Lord changed rivers into deserts,and water-springs into thirsty ground.Psalm 107:1 I wake on the first day of spring, when the amount of daylight and darkness are almost equal. Balance. Something I constantly… Continue reading
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Oasis
Friday in the Fourth Week of Lent I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me out of all my terror. Psalm 34:4 A physical therapist who is kind, attentive, and funny. A webinar executed with leadership, expertise,… Continue reading