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Growing up, still
Thursday in the Second Week of Lent O God, you have taught me since I was young, and to this day I tell of your wonderful works. Psalm 71:17 “I just wanted you to know that someone stole my credit… Continue reading
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Changeless
Wednesday in the Second Week of Lent O Lord, your word is everlasting; it stands firm in the heavens. Psalm 119:89 Looking up into the night sky on my way home, I am surprised by the radiance of the moon—I… Continue reading
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Gaze and balance
Tuesday in the Second Week of Lent God alone is my rock and my salvation, my stronghold, so that I shall not be greatly shaken. Psalm 62:2 “Remember,” my friend texts, “our balance is tied to our gaze.” Balance tied… Continue reading
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Leaning into mercy
Monday in the Second Week of Lent Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful, for I have taken refuge in you; in the shadow of your wings will I take refuge until this time of trouble has gone by. … Continue reading
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Sacred vocabulary
Saturday in the First Week of Lent Feast of St. Matthias Restore us, O God of hosts; show the light of your countenance, and we shall be saved. Psalm 80:3 With a sense of relief, and perhaps a bit of… Continue reading
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Call and Response
Friday in the First Week of Lent Let all who seek you rejoice and be glad; let those who love your salvation continually say, “Great is the Lord!” Psalm 40:17 “I hope you have fun today,” I call out to… Continue reading
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Holy And
Thursday in the First Week of Lent Be still, then, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations; I will be exalted in the earth. Psalm 46:11 I hear the rain as it splatters against… Continue reading
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Bemused tranquility
Wednesday in the First Week of Lent This is my comfort in my trouble, that your promise gives me life. Psalm 119:50 The morning fog envelops the city landscape, softening hard edges, quieting creation. It’s as if the Holy One… Continue reading
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Familiar disorientation
Tuesday in the First Week of Lent God is our God for ever and ever, and shall be our guide for evermore. Psalm 48:13 In the darkness and rain I head toward home, along a route that I have driven… Continue reading
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Learning curve ball
Monday in the First Week of Lent But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever. Psalm 52:9 I look down at my hands, noticing… Continue reading