desiring God … listening, waiting
Monday, December 2, 2024 First week of Advent (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Amish In days to come, the mountain of the Lord house shall be established and raised above the hills. All nations shall stream toward it. “Come, let us climb the Lord’s mountain,” they will say, “that he...
First Sunday of Advent, December 1, 2024 (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Day One The days are coming, says the LORD, when I will fulfill the promise. In those days, in that time, this is what they shall call her: “The LORD our justice.” Fascinating, how...
Saturday, November 30, 2024 Feast of Saint Andrew, Apostle Last day in Ordinary Time, 2024 (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Confession If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, then you will be saved. And what...
Friday, November 29, 2024 (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Freedom Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, because the former heaven and the former earth had passed away, and even the sea was no more. But what seems to me a disaster – no more sea –...
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Thursday, November 28, 2024 Thanksgiving Day in the USA (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) The Lord bless you and keep you Ten were cleansed, were they not? Where are the other nine? Has none but this foreigner returned to give thanks to God? I love putting together jigsaw puzzles made...
Wednesday, November 27, 2024 (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Crisis I, John, saw in heaven another sign, great and awe-inspiring: seven angels with the seven last plagues, for through them God’s fury is accomplished. Then I saw something like a sea of glass mingled with fire. OK, if I saw...
Tuesday, November 26, 2024 (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Useless There is nothing I would rather be. Nothing in this world. Henri Nouwen agrees: In our utilitarian culture, where we suffer from a collective compulsion to do something practical, helpful, or useful, and where we feel compelled to make a...
Monday, November 25, 2024 (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Tire trouble I tell you truly, this poor widow put in more than all the rest; for those others have all made offerings from their surplus wealth, but she, from her poverty, has offered her whole livelihood. Randy gave his niece...
Last (34th) Sunday in Ordinary Time, November 24, 2024 The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Next up Jesus Christ is the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead and ruler of the kings of the earth. Blessed is he who comes...
Saturday, November 23, 2024 (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Listen O God, I will sing a new song to you. Four words make up my “rule of life”: Read, Write, Listen, Pray. Those words constitute the purpose of every day. When they are accomplished, I can rest content. My spiritual...
