Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:”Table Normal”; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:””; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:”Times New Roman”,serif;} Tuesday of the Third Week of Advent Clap your… Continue reading

Monday of the Third Week of Advent I will give you thanks for what you have done and declare the goodness of your Name in the presence of the godly. Psalm 52:9 As I wait for my tea to steep,… Continue reading

The Third Sunday of Advent Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice Philippians 4:4 I finally stop and really look. I have been walking by the Christmas cactus in our office all day, really all week, and… Continue reading

Saturday of the Second Week of Advent I will instruct you and teach you in the way that you should go;  I will guide you with my eye.  Psalm 32:9  I smile as I watch the mother and young son… Continue reading

Friday of the Second Week of Advent Blessed be the Lord!  For he has shown me the wonders of his love in a besieged city.  Psalm 31:21  I log into the online audio conferencing just in time. It has been… Continue reading

Thursday of the Second Week of Advent If they stumble, they shall not fall headlong, for the Lord holds them by the hand. Psalm 37:25 I am halfway home from the gym when I realize I don’t have my phone.… Continue reading

Wednesday of the Second Week of Advent For in you, O Lord, have I fixed my hope; you will answer me, O Lord my God. Psalm 38:15 I walk through the house doing the last things to get me out… 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 finish my usual prayer time and become aware of the familiar sounds of early morning… Continue reading

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Second Sunday of Advent A voice cries out: “In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord,  make straight in the desert a highway for our God.” Isaiah 40:3 I have almost finished the dishes when I realize there is… Continue reading