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Wilderness Yearning: Tuesday in the Second Week of Lent
March 6, 2012 Therefore, let us celebrate the feast, not with the old leaven, the leaven of malice and evil, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. 1 Corinthians 5:8 I sit in the front passenger seat, claiming… Continue reading
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Wilderness Yearning: Monday in the Second Week of Lent
March 5, 2012 Whenever I am afraid,I will put my trust in you. Psalm 56:3 I am first aware of the effort. Like an exasperated mother insisting to her wakeful child that naptime is not over, I try to will… Continue reading
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Wilderness Yearning: Saturday in the First Week of Lent
March 3, 2012 And I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest.I would flee to a far-off place and make my lodging in the wilderness.” Psalm 55:7-8 The morning fog… Continue reading
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Wilderness Yearning: Friday in the First Week of Lent
March 2, 2012 Come, let us sing to the Lord; let us shout for joy to the Rock of our salvation.Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving and raise a loud shout to him with psalms. Psalm 95:1-2… Continue reading
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Wilderness Yearning: Thursday in the First Week of Lent
March 1, 2012 So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth. 1 Corinthians 3:7 The wan yellow has finally transformed into a healthy green. It is the color… Continue reading
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Wilderness Yearning: Wednesday in the First Week of Lent
February 29, 2012 Remember you word to your servant, because you have given me hope.This is my comfort in my trouble, that your promise gives me life. Psalm 119:49-50 When is it meditation and when is it just… Continue reading
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Wilderness Yearning: Tuesday in the First Week of Lent
February 28, 2012 So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe, the long robe with sleeves that he wore; and they took him and threw him into a pit. The pit was empty; there… Continue reading
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Wilderness Yearning: Monday in the First Week of Lent
February 27, 2012 I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that has been given you in Christ Jesus, for in every way you have been enriched in him, in speech and knowledge… Continue reading
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Wilderness Yearning: Saturday after Ash Wednesday
February 25, 2012 Not that I am referring to being in need; for I have learned to be content with whatever I have. Philippians 4:11 I don’t even look at the menu, because I have already decided on enchiladas verdes.… Continue reading
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Wilderness Yearning: Friday after Ash Wednesday
February 24, 2012 Harden not your hearts as your forbears did in the wilderness. Psalm 95:8 In the early morning, the desert life materializes as a text. My phone announces its advent with a gentle buzz. I see the sender’s… Continue reading