Day 31 of Lent, Psalm 37: I don’t know how I survived, but there were no cool coffee shops in the late 80’s in my college town, that I remember. No lattes. No caramel macchiato. No dark roast coffee.  I didn’t even know of such things; and I didn’t know at that point, how much …

Day 30 of Lent, Psalm 36: Are you in need of a break or some rest? As the end of the semester winds down (or maybe, “up” for you), are you feeling overwhelmed or stressed? Possibly, you are feeling burdened with the issues in your life and you are needing some relief. Whether the reasons …

Day 28 of Lent, Psalm 34: I did something yesterday that I have never done before. I can’t believe I missed out on it all these years, but I finally did it. However, before I go on, I want us to stop and think of something from today that was good. Where have you seen …

Day 26 of Lent, Psalm 32: Why is it so difficult to believe there is forgiveness available? We naturally tend to think we cannot be forgiven, or we have confessed this wrong one too many times to be forgiven, once again. We may rather choose just not to deal with it, because somehow facing it …

Day 25 of Lent, Psalm 31: There are things that we will only entrust to certain people, people we think are responsible, dependable, or trustworthy. There may be certain people you don’t feel comfortable lending your car to. There are those I can trust with private and personal information, the kind of information I just …

Day 24 of Lent, Psalm 30: Probably, one of the prayers I pray most often is a very short and simple prayer. I can bet you pray this prayer as well. My pray goes like this (and it is only four letters), “Help.” I know it sounds a little too simple and not very “religious.” …

Day 23 of Lent, Psalm 29: Power. The word means many different things. Sometimes I don’t think of such good things, when I hear that word.  Often I think of people who abuse their power, and wield it over others.  I also think about how we want our “things” to have more power, to be …

Day 22 of Lent, Psalm 28: I feel tired today. You probably know the feeling after a long week of being up too late, up too early, and pulled in a dozen directions. Lunches have to be made, kids need to get to four different schools, among countless other things.  Also, my husband, Brian, is …

Day 21 of Lent, Psalm 27: We don’t usually have to worry about having enough light, or wondering if we will have light again. We have the benefit of flipping a switch, and the confidence that the sun will rise again the next day. Yes, there are the days we have power outages or disaster …

Day 20 of Lent, Psalm 26: I was lost in the middle of a big city and by myself, yet surrounded by crowds of people who spoke a different language. The tall buildings towering above made it difficult for me to get my bearings. Everything looked familiar, but also everything began to look the same. …

Day 19 of Lent, Psalm 25 Have you ever had so much baggage that it made it difficult to travel? Or maybe it wasn’t that you thought you had too much, but the airlines thought so, charging you a fee for going over the weight limit or for just taking anything! I went on a …

Day 18 of Lent, Psalm 24: Often Kings are recognized for their splendor, riches and vast domain. Possibly, impressed by their own power, wealth and decadent life, some kings unwisely displayed their riches or attempted to control beyond their reach.  A King is to be known by their magnificence. God, is the “King of Glory,” and …

I love it when people are generous with their time, money and possessions. I feel comfortable around them and inspired to be like them. But it is not at all easy for me.  I like my stuff. I like to be in control of my time. On the other extreme, stinginess is not an endearing …