“My heart rejoices in the Lord; in the Lord my horn is lifted high.” —1 Samuel 2:1b My word to you today is: Stay. Stay on the course I have laid out for you. Stay your mind and thoughts on me....
He has brought down rulers from their thrones but has lifted up the humble. He has filled the hungry with good things but has sent the rich away empty. —Luke 1:52–53The church does not exist because we choose to form...
You, O Lord, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light. —Psalm 18:28Anyone who is touched by the Holy Spirit, anyone who responds to its touch and revelation, won’t rest until they discover Christ and the church. The...
To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul; in you I trust, O my God. —Psalm 25:1 Salvation is not a hope to receive a not-guilty verdict from a terrible judge who knows every dark secret of our life; it...
In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name. May your unfailing love rest upon us, O Lord, even as we put our hope in you. Psalm 33:21–22A Christian is someone who is in love with God,...
But the plans of the Lord stand firm forever, the purposes of his heart through all generations. —Psalm 33:11 With difficult theological questions, I remember how Father Zacharias, a simple monk who lived in the monastery of John the Baptist in...
Great are the works of the Lord; they are pondered by all who delight in them. —Psalm 111:2 When we look at the Transfiguration, we think of Christ, his appearance in light, the voice of the Father. . . . Yet...
I love the Lord, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy. —Psalm 116:1Even our sins can have an important role to play in our spiritual development. Failure breaks open the husk of self-confidence and summons us...
