David Sandel

Tuesday, March 25, 2025 Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Shout Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will. Your justice I kept not hid within my heart; your faithfulness and your salvation I have spoken of; I have made no secret...

Monday, March 24, 2025 (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Rain! I should write about water more often. Last night in Austin it rained cats and dogs. Margaret didn’t need to water her plants. The bucket she puts under our leaky gutter filled up with rain water. The car washes won’t...

Third Sunday of Lent, March 23, 2025 (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Water In those days, in their thirst for water, the people grumbled against Moses. Water. Or should I say the lack thereof? Where do YOU live? How are the water supplies? So far most of us don’t drink...

Saturday, March 22, 2025 (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Brothers and sister A man had two sons. So here we are, 70ish years in, brothers and a sister still sharing hopes and dreams, along with memories of a supportive, generous, comfortable Missouri Synod Lutheran family in the center of black...

Friday, March 21, 2025 (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Blood brothers Israel loved Joseph best of all his sons. Brothers in a family of twelve sons don’t necessarily get along day in and day out. Jacob neé Israel didn’t help this situation any. When his brothers saw that their father...

Thursday, March 20, 2025 (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Generosity Father Abraham, have pity on me. Send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am suffering torment in these flames. Too late, too late! Generosity is its own reward, and misers...

Wednesday, March 19, 2025 Solemnity of Saint Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Traveling The boy remained behind in Jerusalem, but the parents did not know it. In the middle of a beautiful warm sunny afternoon, I took a few minutes to see the...

Tuesday, March 18, 2025 (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Words Do and observe all things whatsoever they tell you, but do not follow their example. For they preach but do not practice. Always I have been fascinated by words, the interplay of nouns and verbs, adjectives and prepositions, expletives and...

Second Sunday of Lent, March 16, 2025 (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Moonlight Look up at the sky and count the stars, if you can. Last week’s full moon, blood red to those who could see, was totally eclipsed for about an hour on Thursday night. It was cloudy in...