desiring God … listening, waiting
Posted on Dec 02, 2023
December 2, 2023 (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Twas the night before the chess games Jesus told his disciples to be vigilant at all times, and pray for the strength to stand before the Son of Man. Sleeping on the living room floor in our tent, Miles and Jasper will...
December 1, 2023 (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Late lunch with Daniel Thrones were set up and the Ancient One took his throne. Miles was hungry. He finished his equations worksheet while I fixed him lunch, a salami and cheese sandwich, slices from half a honeycrisp apple, cider, and cheese...
Posted on Nov 30, 2023
Complete list of November 2023 Daily Devotions with links November 1 All in good time November 2 Blessed be the souls of the just November 3 Now there is the sitting with it November 4 Loving God, loving each other November 5 Maintain a space for peace November 6 Your touch is Christ’s...
Posted on Nov 30, 2023
Haiku for every day of November 2023 November 1 Spinal stenosis Michael could not stop the pain Refused the morphine November 2 On a long S curve Journey through life and more life Smoothly into death November 3 Bills are coming due Calamity coming soon When you sew the wind …...
Posted on Nov 30, 2023
Thursday, November 30, 2023 Feast of Saint Andrew, Apostle (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) From Lincoln Bible Institute to Open Arms How can they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how can they believe in him of whom they have not heard? And how can they...
Posted on Nov 29, 2023
Wednesday, November 29, 2023 (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Daniel reads the writing on the wall When the gold and silver vessels taken from the house of God in Jerusalem had been brought in, and while the king, his lords, his wives and entertainers were drinking wine from them, they...
Tuesday, November 28, 2023 (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Days of reckoning In the movie business, days of reckoning mean big bucks. So blockbusters about the last days pour out of Hollywood. But they pass us by like whispers in the night, signifying nothing. Nation will rise against nation, and...
Monday, November 27, 2023 (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Cats and dogs Patrick McDonnell, who has not eaten animal since 1990 when he was 34, watched his comic strip Mutts become syndicated four years later. His dog and cat are humane, warm, peace-loving and wise. But lately Patrick has become...
Posted on Nov 26, 2023
Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time, November 26, 2023 Beginning of the last week of Ordinary Time and then comes Advent The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Thoughts about these days, and the last days too The last enemy to be...
Posted on Nov 25, 2023
Saturday, November 25, 2023 (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Saturday thoughts on prayer They tell us to pray without ceasing. Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner. I will give thanks to you, O LORD, with all my heart; I will declare all your wondrous...
