"But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint." — Isaiah 40:31 Saturday morning and the Bible was open to Isaiah. I did not
"Speak, LORD, for your servant is listening." — 1 Samuel 3:10 The school buses are back. I saw three of them this morning from the kitchen window, yellow and slow on the road past the house, stopping at corners where children were standing with backpacks and new shoes
"I will sing to the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have being. May my meditation be pleasing to him, for I rejoice in the LORD." — Psalm 104:33-34 The kitchen counter has fourteen jars on it and
"My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest." — Exodus 33:14 I was thinking this morning about my father and the first day of school. He walked me. Every September, every year, from kindergarten through fifth grade, my father walked me down Oak Street
"Bear one another's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ." — Galatians 6:2 Dan called this morning at seven-fifteen, the way he does on Tuesdays. I was already up. I had already had my coffee and read my verses and
"Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but that very Spirit intercedes with sighs too deep for words." — Romans 8:26 The last morning of August and the coffee is hot and the Bible is open
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"Cast all your anxiety on him, because he cares for you." — 1 Peter 5:7 It is Sunday evening and August is almost over. I am in the chair by the lamp and the windows are open and the air tonight has a different quality than it did
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"O God, you are my God, I seek you, my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you." — Psalm 63:1 The last Sunday of August and I drove to church this morning with the windows down. The air was warm but it was a different warm
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"The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness." — Lamentations 3:22-23 Saturday evening and the light is going and I am sitting on the back porch and the evening is the
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"All your children shall be taught by the LORD, and great shall be the prosperity of your children." — Isaiah 54:13 I was thinking this morning about Olivia. She lives four hours south of here, in Charlotte, with Dan and Beth, and she started fourth grade this month
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"Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path." — Psalm 119:105 I have had a Bible on this table every morning for longer than I can remember and the pages fall open to certain places the way a door that has been
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"The kingdom of God is as if someone would scatter seed on the ground, and would sleep and rise night and day, and the seed would sprout and grow, he does not know how." — Mark 4:26-27 The garden this morning looked like it had made up