desiring God … listening, waiting
Wednesday, February 1, 2023 (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) God’s beauty in us all There are heroes, and then there are heroes in their home town. Jesus departed from there and came to his native place. He began teaching on the Sabbath. Thirty years ago Chris Street was killed by...
Posted on Jan 31, 2023
Complete list of January 2023 Daily Devotions with links January 1 The first day January 2 Standing on the promises January 3 In my Father’s house are many mansions January 4 What’s a family for? January 5 Get ready for the magi January 6 Big as the sky at night January 7 Of...
Posted on Jan 31, 2023
Haiku for every day of January 2023 January 1 Anytime or where – This great eternal movie We say YES with joy January 2 Bowl football for Ill Great game but last second loss Best year in so long! January 3 Liar? Lunatic? Lord – allows us to worship Him …...
Tuesday, January 31, 2023 (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Miracles then and now Jesus endured the cross, despising its shame. Consider how he endured such opposition from sinners, in order that you may not grow weary and lose heart. In the dark, rain pelting the windshield, listening to a Tony...
Monday, January 30, 2023 (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Jesus shows us the shadow Jesus and his disciples came to the other side of the sea. When Jesus got out of the boat he was met at once by a man who lived in the tombs. He had an unclean...
Posted on Jan 29, 2023
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, January 29, 2023 (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Look what the wind blew in Jesus saw the crowds and went up the mountain. After he had sat down, he began to teach them. After a few days of cold snowy and then freezing rainy weather...
Posted on Jan 28, 2023
Saturday, January 28, 2023 Memorial of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Priest and Doctor of the Church (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Just a tiny snowflake, short and stout God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son, so that everyone who believes in him might have eternal life. I...
Friday, January 27, 2023 (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) The high cost of kidneys Sure, I’ve been spoiled. I’m 73 and never spent significant money on medicine before today. If you count $424.83 as significant, and that’s for three months. But as Dr. Deem told me, “If my doc told...
Thursday, January 26, 2023 Memorial of Saints Timothy and Titus, bishops (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Praying with family God, who does not lie, promised the hope of eternal life before time began and revealed his word by the command of God our savio, to Titus, my true child in...
Wednesday, January 25, 2023 Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul, Apostle (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Siam Terrace at night A light from the sky suddenly flashed around him. Saul fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?” Saul...
