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  • The long way

    Tuesday in the First Week of Lent This God is our God for ever and ever; he shall be our guide for evermore. Psalm 48:13 I look up from my task and check the clock. There is time. I can… Continue reading

  • Intentional Randomness

    Monday in the First Week of Lent In my integrity you hold me fast, and shall set me before your face for ever. Psalm 41:12 In the middle of my morning meditation, I pick up my phone to text a… Continue reading

  • Order and space

    Saturday after Ash Wednesday Weeping may spend the night, but joy comes in the morning. Psalm 30:6 It is time. I have been avoiding my desk at home for weeks it seems, and it is piled with important and unimportant… Continue reading

  • Refuge

    Friday after Ash Wednesday In you, O Lord, have I taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; deliver me in your righteousness. Psalm 31:7 I step out the door and the wind whips the cold air about me… Continue reading

  • Lenten fierce

    Thursday after Ash Wednesday Commit your way to the Lord and put your trust in him, and he will bring it to pass. Psalm 37:5 I wake to the sound of ferocious wind summoning me out of sleep, demanding my… Continue reading

  • Lingering ashes

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  • Preparing for Ashes

    For your love is before my eyes; I have walked faithfully with you. Psalm 26:3 In the spring-promising warmth, I step onto a trail that I have not visited since last fall. I find it yet full of winter bareness.… Continue reading

  • The Messiness of Christmas

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  • Dawning love

    Christmas Day Mercy and truth have met together righteousness and peace have kissed each other. Psalm 85:10 Christmas day dawns and with it the Light that the darkness does not overcome because the darkness cannot grasp or comprehend or contain… Continue reading

  • Rehearsing holiness

    Christmas Eve Happy are the people who know the festal shout! they walk, O Lord, in the light of your presence. Psalm 89:15 The pageant rehearsal begins with the usual amount of enthusiasm as parents and teachers channel the kid… Continue reading