Saturday of the First Week of Advent Turn again to your rest, O my soul, for the Lord has treated you well. Psalm 116:4 There is really no help for it. I must leave my laptop behind with the tech… Continue reading

Friday of the First Week of Advent But those who run after other gods shall have their troubles multiplied. Psalm 16:3 I don’t even notice. It is a stranger who catches my attention as I am about to step into… 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 In the darkness, I drive along back roads wending my way home. This route is full of twists… Continue reading

Wednesday of the First Week of Advent The words of the Lord are pure words, like silver refined from ore and purified seven times in the fire. Psalm 12:6 I awaken hungry. As I reach for glasses and slippers, I… 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. You will shelter them,    so that those who love your name may exult… Continue reading

Monday of the First Week of Advent I lie down and go to sleep; I wake again, because the Lord sustains me. Psalm 3:4 I examine the pile of projects awaiting my attention as I set up the sewing machine.… Continue reading

First Sunday of Advent The Lord counts the number of the stars and calls them all by their names. Psalm 147:4 A lighted window across the way. A street light flickering through bare tree branches. A porch lamp reflected in… Continue reading

Twenty years ago, our family was plunged into horror when one of us, Matthew Shepard, was beaten and left to die. I am related to Matt by marriage. My husband Jim is Matt’s cousin, and they grew up together in… Continue reading

We have waited in silence on your loving-kindness, O God. Psalm 48:8 It comes to me in a slow movement of grace, and I realize I have been waiting for it. If not with held breath, then with suspended expectation.… Continue reading

They refused the pleasant land and would not believe God’s promise. They grumbled in their tents and would not listen to the voice of the Lord. Psalm 106:24-25 My morning prayer time seems somewhat tame, mundane. Which strikes me as… Continue reading