HOW IS GOD LOVING ME – AND WHERE IS GOD LEADING ME?
Yearly devotions for the Lenten season
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?Friday, March 14th Changing Landscapes–a Benediction(KLW October 2021) When the landscape is unfamiliarand the wilderness seems vast,may you turn to take the hand of Onewho guides and holds you fast. May you place each changing landscapeinto God’s all-knowing careand ask… Continue Reading “LONGING FOR GOD’S PROVISION, DAY THREE”
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?Thursday, March 13th It seems to me we can never give up longing and wishing while we are thoroughly alive. There are certain things we feel to be beautiful and good, and we must hunger after them. ~ George Eliot… Continue Reading “LONGING FOR GOD’S PROVISION, DAY TWO”
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?Wednesday, March 12th Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, where for forty days he was tested by the devil. He ate nothing at all during those days, and… Continue Reading “LONGING FOR GOD’S PROVISION, DAY ONE”
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?Monday, March 10th (This is an excerpt from my memoir, one of my prayerful journal entries written when I had ovarian cancer.) God of my past, present, and future, what would you have me know today? Seeking Karen, Today you… Continue Reading “LONGING FOR GOD’S PRESENCE, DAY FOUR”
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?Friday, March 7th A Reflection on God’s Love(KLW February 2022) Your love is an infinite love.Yet we are unawarethat you are here among usand we lose our expectation –of your presence and your promisethat you will always careand miss your… Continue Reading “LONGING FOR GOD’S PRESENCE, DAY THREE”
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?Thursday, March 6th Our longing for God’s presence opens us to be attentive to the ways God is present to us in everything, everywhere. We begin noticing more of God by first trusting in this truth, that God is here… Continue Reading “LONGING FOR GOD’S PRESENCE, DAY TWO”
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?Ash Wednesday, March 5th Lent is a season in which we seek more of God’s presence in our lives, a time when we often choose spiritual practices to enhance our awareness of this holy presence. I find a precious, sacred… Continue Reading “LONGING FOR GOD’S PRESENCE, DAY ONE”
INTRODUCTION What you are longing for is longing for you.~ Ralph Marston My Reader Friends, Tomorrow (Saturday) I will be leading a mini retreat here in West Virginia with a group of gracious folks who are gathering for a morning of prayer and reflection.… Continue Reading “WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? THE HOLY LONGINGS OF LENT”
HOLY SATURDAY VIGIL, March 30th Follow Jesus… Jesus will spend three days “in the heart of the earth” as this passage describes. Between Jesus’ death on Good Friday until his resurrection on Easter Sunday, we wait… Holy Saturday is a liminal time of quiet… Continue Reading “20. THE BEST VERSION OF MYSELF: DESCEND”