desiring God … listening, waiting
Posted on Jan 14, 2023
Saturday, January 14, 2023 (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) God’s word, in the hands of God The word of God is living and effective. Living – meaning it is born, grows, develops, matures, and dies. Except maybe not the “dies” part. Living – inviting more life alongside itself to share...
Friday, January 13, 2023 (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Resting in the promises His works were accomplished at the foundation of the world. And God rested on the seventh day from all his works. On my desk a light brown monkey sits up against the wall and smiles at me....
Thursday, January 12, 2023 (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Lean in Jesus preached the Gospel of the Kingdom and cured every disease among the people. This could be a touchy thing. Sometimes Jesus’ healing became well-known too quickly, and the crowds overwhelmed him. Jesus was moved with pity, touched a...
Wednesday, January 11, 2023 (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) A day in the life Overnight the weather changed. The sky cleared and stars shone bright. A breeze sprang up from the east an hour before dawn, and new colors breathed life into the landscape – from black to a dim...
Tuesday, January 10, 2023 (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Politics at the capitol Receive the word of God, not as the word of men, but as it truly is, the word of God. Margaret, Jasper and I spent the morning at the Texas Capitol Building, a few miles south of...
Monday, January 9, 2023 The First Day of the First Week of Ordinary Time The Baptism of the Lord (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Oh, the water After Jesus was baptized, he came up from the water and the heavens were opened for him. Most recently, Chris and Melissa’s then...
Posted on Jan 08, 2023
Sunday, January 8, 2023 Epiphany Sunday (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Listen to your imagination Darkness covers the earth and thick clouds cover the peoples; but upon you the Lord shines, and over you appears his glory. Another day of epiphany, this time celebrated on the nearest Sunday after January...
Saturday, January 7, 2023 (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Of weddings and wine There was a wedding at Cana in Galilee. Jewish weddings hold nothing back. Dancing and drinking go on for several days, not hours. Wedding days are the best of days. The mother of Jesus was there. I...
Posted on Jan 06, 2023
Friday, January 6, 2023 Day of Epiphany (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Big as the sky at night The Spirit is the one who testifies, and the Spirit is truth. Whoever believes in the Son of God has this testimony within himself. This year Epiphany gets two days, one today,...
Posted on Jan 05, 2023
Thursday, January 5, 2023 The Twelfth Day of Christmas Twelfth Night Memorial of Saint John Neumann, Bishop (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Get ready for the magi Children, let us love not in word or speech but in deed and truth. And this is how we shall know that we...
