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

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

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

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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

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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

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

Monday of the Fourth Week of Advent For God alone my soul in silence waits Psalm 62:1 As I drive across the bridge, negotiating the traffic takes most of my attention and I can hardly spare a glance for the… Continue reading

Saturday of the Third Week of Advent Feast of St. Thomas The Lord shall watch over your going out and your coming in, from this time forth for evermore. Psalm 121:8 As we pull into the driveway it is difficult… Continue reading