Monday of the Second Week of Advent Remember not the sins of my youth and my transgressions; remember me according to your love and for the sake of your goodness, O Lord. Psalm 25:6 As I write in my journal,… Continue reading

Saturday of the First Week of Advent Gracious is the Lord and righteous; our God is full of compassion. Psalm 116:4 The conversation is an unexpected blessing. Due to a variety of circumstances, what was meant to be a conference… Continue reading

Friday of the First Week of Advent They shall come and make to a people yet unborn the saving deeds that he has done. Psalm 22:30 I walk into the church and smile as I look at our giving tree.… Continue reading

Thursday of the First Week of Advent You, O Lord, are my lamp; my God, you make my darkness bright. Psalm 18:29 The night is cold, and we make our way carefully across the parking lot avoiding treacherous patches of… Continue reading

Wednesday of the First Week of Advent I will mediate on your commandments and give my attention to your ways. Psalm 119:15 As I begin my morning, I feel the tug of the game on my phone. I resist the… Continue reading

Tuesday of the First Week of Advent Lead me, O Lord, in your righteousness. because of those who lie in wait for me; make your way straight before me. Psalm 5:8 The file folder lies there as an affront, tugging… Continue reading

Monday of the First Week of Advent But you, O Lord, are a shield about me; you are my glory, the one who lifts up my head. Psalm 3:3 Across the way, I watch the smoke rise from a chimney,… Continue reading

For you yourselves know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. 1 Thessalonians 5:2 The wakeful part of my soul listens. Although I am mostly asleep, a part of my consciousness… Continue reading

Once again, I will be offering my Advent Meditations, beginning Monday, December 2, 2019. For those of you who don’t know my news, I accepted a new call this spring and on May 1, 2019 became the rector of St.… Continue reading

Still grief traces its path across the day Still courage and loss brokenness and hope linger in the morning breeze Still compassion and promise tenderness and fierce love reverence and respect open the way Still God binds up the brokenhearted… Continue reading