Saturday in the Second Week of Lent O tarry and await the Lord’s pleasure;be strong, and God shall comfort your heart;wait patiently for the Lord.Psalm 27:18 The awaited for crocus blooms expose a splash of purple in the midst of… Continue reading

Friday in the Second Week of Lent I have grown weary with my crying;my throat is inflamed;my eyes have failed from looking for my God.Psalm 69:4  Bright sunshine and bitter wind pummel me, competing for my attention as I cross… Continue reading

Thursday in the Second Week of Lent Your adversaries roared in your holy place; they set up their banners as tokens of victory. Psalm 74:4 The email alert banners scuttle across the top of my screen catching my eye every… Continue reading

Wednesday in the Second Week of Lent Let your loving-kindness be my comfort, as you have promised your servant. Psalm 119:76 The rain seems to aid and abet my procrastination as I delay facing into the day. There is nothing… Continue reading

Tuesday in the Second Week of Lent For God alone my soul in silence waits, from whom comes my salvation. Psalm 62:1 As the two of us sit down to dinner, I light the candles in our Lenten desertscape that… Continue reading

Monday in the Second Week of Lent For your loving-kindness is greater than the heavens, and your faithfulness reaches to the clouds. Psalm 57:10 The fatigue wraps around me like a blanket. I am ready for bed, yet when I… Continue reading

Saturday in the First Week of Lent Restore us, O God of hosts; show the light of your countenance,  and we shall be saved. Psalm 80:3 The softness of night cradles me as I gently wake. I lie quiet and… Continue reading

Friday in the First Week of Lent The Holy One put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God; many shall see, and stand in awe, and put their trust in God. Psalm 40:3 The… Continue reading

Thursday in the First Week of Lent Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving and make good your vows to the Most High. Psalm 50:14 I watch one neighbor getting into her car for her drive to work and I… Continue reading

Wednesday in the First Week of Lent God looks down from heaven upon us all, to see if there is any who is wise, if there is one who seeks after God. Psalm 53:2 I smile as I hear my… Continue reading