Friday of the Second Week of Advent Be strong and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the Lord. Psalm 31:24 I sit in the reception area waiting to be called in for my appointment. I expected… Continue reading

Thursday of the Second Week of Advent Commit your way to the Lord and put your trust in him, and he will bring it to pass. Psalm 37:5 As I start my drive the audio in my car begins to… Continue reading

Wednesday of the Second Week of Advent I will walk at liberty, because I study your commandments. Psalm 119:45 I open my book to the day’s scripture passage both knowing and not knowing what I will find there. I have… Continue reading

Tuesday of the Second Week of Advent For I am but a sojourner with you, a wayfarer, as all my forebears were. Psalm 39:14 I sit in the car in the pouring rain. I have arrived early at my destination… Continue reading

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