March 29, 2012   When my spirit languishes within me, you know my path:   in the way wherein I walk they have hidden traps for me.  Psalm 142:3 Languish. To pine. To pine away. To fade away. To get weaker.… Continue reading

March 28, 2012 My soul waits for the Lord,more than watchmen for the morning   more than watchmen for the morning.     Psalm 130:5 in the hesitation before greeting the daywhile the tea is steepingwhen searching for the misplaced book in the… Continue reading

March 27, 2012 I lift up my eyes to the hills;   from where is my help to come?My help comes from the Lord,   the maker of heaven and earth.  Psalm 121 I struggle to enter into the discipline of prayer… Continue reading

March 26, 2012 You have not shut me up in the power of the enemy;   you have set my feet in an open place.   Psalm 31:8 I settle in to my drive through the early morning darkness. I have a… Continue reading

March 24, 2012 Jesus said to him, “All things can be done for the one who believes.” Immediately the father of the child cried out, “I believe; help my unbelief!”    Mark 9:23-24 I answer the ringing phone hesitantly, not sure… Continue reading

March 23, 2012 Some wandered in desert wastes;   they found no way to a city where they might dwell.They were hungry and thirsty;  their spirits languished within them.Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,  and he delivered them… Continue reading

March 22, 2012 But as for me, this is my prayer to you,    at  the time you have set, O Lord: In your great mercy, O God,    answer me with your unfailing hope.  Psalm 69:14-15 I unlock the… Continue reading

March 21, 2012 Do you have eyes, and fail to see? Do you have ears, and fail to hear? And do you not remember? When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken… Continue reading

March 20, 2012 His disciples replied, ‘How can one feed these people with bread here in the desert?’ Jesus asked them, ‘How many loaves do you have?’    Mark 8:4-5 a spouse adept in the art of parenting the forsythia just… Continue reading

March 19, 2012 Feast of St. Joseph 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 weary and disoriented. And in this waking… Continue reading