Monday of the Third Week of Advent Our heart never turned back,    nor did our footsteps stray from your path.  Psalm 44:18 I recognize the sound a second before my brain identifies it: an engine revving as tires spin… Continue reading

Saturday of the Second Week of Advent Weeping may spend the night,    but joy comes in the morning. Psalm 30:6 The final performance of my daughter’s high school play was snowed out last week. With grace and considerable effort,… Continue reading

Friday of the Second Week of Advent Make your face to shine upon your servant,    and in your loving-kindness save me. Psalm 31:16 Somehow in the candlelit church the girl’s face is illuminated. I notice her legs first, because… Continue reading

Thursday of the Second Week of Advent Be still before the Lord    and wait patiently for him.  Psalm 37:7 I set out my work on my desk and open a folder to see my mother’s poem peeking out at… 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 We are two candles into Advent and I crave more light. Yesterday… Continue reading

Tuesday of the Second Week of Advent Lord, I love the house in which you dwell and the place where your glory abides.  Psalm 26:8 The phone rings just before my alarm goes off. A recorded message informs me the… Continue reading

Monday of the Second Week of Advent All the paths of the Lord are love and faithfulness    to those who keep his covenant and his testimonies. Psalm 25:9 The glow of the streetlight illumines the snow-crusted branches highlighting the… Continue reading

Saturday of the First Week of Advent For you will give him everlasting felicity    and will make him glad with the joy of your presence.  Psalm 21:6 The moment I see the school bus ahead of me, I know… Continue reading

The Feast of Saint NicholasFriday of the First Week of Advent You will show me the path of life    in your presence there is fullness of joy,    and in your right hand are pleasures for evermore.  Psalm 16:11… 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 It is full night outside as I being to wash the dinner dishes. I pour a small… Continue reading