Tuesday of the Second Week of Advent The Lord is my strength and my shield;  my heart trusts in him, and I have been helped; Psalm 28:8 After a rush of morning engagements, the afternoon opens slowly before me with… Continue reading

Monday of the Second Week of Advent To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul; my God, I put my trust in you; let me not be humiliated, nor let my enemies triumph over me. Psalm 25:1 It is… Continue reading

Saturday of the First Week of Advent  Turn again to your rest, O my soul. for the Lord has treated you well Psalm 116:6 I sink into the quiet of the pre-dawn morning, even as the comfortable sounds of the… Continue reading

Friday of the First Week of Advent Show me your marvelous loving-kindness, O Savior of those who take refuge at your right hand from those who rise up against them. Psalm 17:7 Although the outside air is held in a… Continue reading

Thursday of the First Week of Advent God delivered me from my strong enemies and from those who hated me; for they were too mighty for me. Psalm 18:18 As I scroll through my phone in the morning, checking my… Continue reading

Wednesday of the First Week of Advent O God, you are my God; eagerly I seek you;  my soul thirsts for you, my flesh faints for you, as in a barren and dry land where there is no water. Psalm… Continue reading

Tuesday of the First Week of Advent But all who take refuge in you will be glad; they will sing out their joy for ever. Psalm 5:13 We walk in the brisk cold, our bodies warming with the steady movement.… Continue reading

But you, O Lord, are a shield about me; you are my glory, the one who lifts up my head. Psalm 3:3 Advent has just begun and already I need to shield myself from the assaults of a world that… Continue reading

A Meditation on The Feast of William Temple November 6, 2024 Your word is a lantern to my feet and a light upon my path. (Psalm 119:105) I hear children on the athletic fieldacross from my house laughing and shouting… Continue reading

Oh God, Today has been a challenge. Technology has gotten the best of me. Bureaucracy has tried my patience. My attempts to right things seem powerless and, in the midst of my frustrations, I am led astray. I reach out… Continue reading