Monday of the First Week of Advent But you, O Lord, are a shield about me;   you are my glory, the one who lifts up my head.  Psalm 3:3 “Mom, did you see that sign?” my daughter pipes up as… Continue reading

The vibrant burnt-orange leaf captures my attention and holds it. I stop in my path, contemplating whether I will pick it up. Around it, other leaves scatter their crimson, auburn, and gold on the pavement. Which one is the most… Continue reading

Young children have a spiritual self, just as they have physical and emotional selves. They are already known and loved by God, and research tells us that they in turn have an awareness of God. Children are not empty vessels… Continue reading

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O tarry and await the Lord’s pleasure;be strong, and he shall comfort your heart;     wait patiently for the Lord.  Psalm 27:18 Spent.       Continue reading

In his hands are the caverns of the earth   and the heights of the hills are his also.   Psalm 95:4 I crave the silence this morning. If I could, I would step out of my house and walk into the… Continue reading

A Sermon Preached at Diocesan House, Bethlehem PA Maundy Thursday 1 Corinthians 11:23-26Psalm 116: 1, 10-17John 13:1-17, 31b-35 At the very juncture where Jesus turns to face into the storm to come—knowing full well what awaits him—he pauses to have… Continue reading

Lord, hear my prayer, and let my cry come before you;     hide not your face from me in the day of my trouble.   Psalm 102:1 The sky brightens, the morning birdsong gives way to the regular thrum of traffic, signaling… Continue reading

Yours is the day, yours also the night;     you established the moon and the sun.You fixed all the boundaries of the earth;   you made both summer and winter.  Psalm 74:15-16 “Maybe we’ll see some blue sky today,” the man says… Continue reading

As often as I have said, “My foot has slipped,”      your love, O Lord, upheld me. When many cares fill my mind,    your consolations cheer my soul.  Psalm 94:18-19 I look at my “To Do” list, then wish… Continue reading