desiring God … listening, waiting
Wednesday, January 4, 2023 The Eleventh Day of Christmas Memorial of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, Religious (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) What’s a family for? Andrew heard his teacher, John the Baptist, and followed Jesus. But first he tracked down his brother Simon in great excitement and told him, “We...
Posted on Jan 03, 2023
Tuesday, January 3, 2023 The Tenth Day of Christmas (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) In my Father’s house are many mansions I saw the Spirit come down like a dove from the sky and remain upon Jesus. The one who sent me to baptize told me, “He is the one...
Posted on Jan 02, 2023
Monday, January 2, 2023 The Ninth Day of Christmas Memorial of Saints Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen, Bishops and Doctors of the Church (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Standing on the promises If what you heard from the beginning remains in you, then you will remain in the Son...
Sunday, January 1, 2023 The Eighth Day of Christmas Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God New Year’s Day The first day (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) The Lord bless you and keep you, the Lord let his face shine upon you and be gracious to you,...
Saturday, December 31, 2022 Seventh Day of Christmas New Year’s Eve (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) The last hour On the next to last day of the year we met Andi’s family at the McKenna Kids Museum in New Braunfels, forty miles south of Austin. We brought snacks and bought...
Posted on Dec 31, 2022
Haiku for every day of December 2022 December 1 Central Market life Visit Shannon and Oleg Rest on those soft beds December 2 Marble Falls parade Blue Bonnet Café – high pie Lights with Mike, Diane December 3 Jasper’s first soccer All the kids are three years old And he just...
Posted on Dec 31, 2022
Complete list of December 2022 Daily Devotions with links (www.davesandel.net) December 1 Journeys to far off places December 2 Watching Jesus pray, watching Jesus wait December 3 Strawberries in December December 4 Christmas in a barn December 5 There is a highway December 6 Putzing, more than it’s cracked up to be December 7 ...
Posted on Dec 30, 2022
Friday, December 30, 2022 Sixth Day of Christmas Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Heaven comes down, and glory fills my soul Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, the peace into which you were called as one body....
Thursday, December 29, 2022 Fifth Day of Christmas (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) In his steps The way we may be sure that we know Jesus is to keep his commandments. Whoever keeps his word, the love of God is truly perfected in him. We may know we are in...
Posted on Dec 28, 2022
Wednesday, December 28, 2022 Fourth Day of Christmas Feast of the Holy Innocents, Martyrs (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) The hopes and fears of all the years Joseph rose and took the child and his mother by night and departed for Egypt. Perhaps the soldiers of Herod were coming over...
