Friday in the Fifth Week of Lent Let me hear of your loving-kindness in the morning, for I put my trust in you; show me the road that I must walk, for I lift up my soul to you. Psalm… Continue reading

Thursday in the Fifth Week of Lent But I still my soul and make it quiet, like a child upon its mother’s breast; my soul is quieted within me. Psalm 131:3 I look at the date and realize that I… Continue reading

Wednesday in the Fifth Week of Lent I call with my whole heart; answer me, O Lord, that I may keep your statutes. Psalm 119:145 I planted the seeds two weeks ago, and now the grass in my small indoor… Continue reading

Tuesday in the Fifth Week of Lent My help comes from the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth. Psalm 121:2 I am about to delete the news email when a headline calls me up short, “Don’t bother turning off… Continue reading

Monday in the Fifth Week of Lent Into your hands I commend my spirit, for you have redeemed me, O Lord, O God of truth. Psalm 31:5 The spring day remains bright, and still I do not step out into… Continue reading

Friday in the Fourth Week of Lent   Let all those whom the Lord has redeemed proclaim the God redeemed them from the hand of the foe. Psalm 107:2   Sweet sounds of the mandolin accompany my morning devotion. As… Continue reading

Thursday in the Fourth Week of Lent In your great mercy, O God, answer me with you unfailing help. Psalm 69:15 For the umpteenth time I pick up my phone. I stop myself before I swipe the screen. I do… Continue reading

Wednesday in the Fourth Week of Lent Steady my footsteps in your word; let no iniquity have dominion over me. Psalm 119:133 The bright warmth of the afternoon lures me outside and I finally begin to gather up the fallen… Continue reading

Tuesday in the Fourth Week of Lent Confounded be all who worship carved images and delight in false gods. Psalm 97:7 The disconnect is to be expected as my body tells me one thing and the clock another in this… Continue reading

Monday in the Fourth Week of Lent Yours are the heavens; the earth also is yours; you laid the foundations of the world and all that is in it. Psalm 89:11 I wake in the dark hearing the voracious wind.… Continue reading