Tag Archives: psalter

“Selfie” Prayers behind me

Posted on August 27, 2019 by Trinity Seasons

So this morning’s Psalm got me started – and not in a welcome way. As I turned to my scriptural journal to record some thoughts prompted by the psalmist’s cry to cry no more, I was greeted by a reflection … Continue reading →

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Persevere in Prayer

Posted on August 18, 2018 by Trinity Seasons

Note:  A reminder for new readers of this blog.  I pray the Daily Office every morning and when prompted by the Holy Spirit by a pause or a thought-like bubble, I reflect in writing, here.  The reflections, thus, are spontaneous, … Continue reading →

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Thy will be done..AUGH!!!!

Posted on August 17, 2017 by Trinity Seasons

If you attend a church that follows the first track (Track 1) of the Sunday lectionary, you have been hearing from Genesis the story of Joseph and his brothers.  For several weeks his story was broken into sections and closely … Continue reading →

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Be pleased o God, to deliver…baby, today?

Posted on March 16, 2017 by Trinity Seasons

Psalm 70: 1 Be pleased, O God, to deliver me; * O Lord, make haste to help me. 2 Let those who seek my life be ashamed and altogether dismayed; * let those who take pleasure in my misfortune draw … Continue reading →

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It’s all good: identifying the clutter of ‘shoulds’

Posted on February 22, 2017 by Trinity Seasons

164 Seven times a day do I praise you, * because of your righteous judgments. The image that came to mind at this verse from this morning’s psalm, (Psalm 119 in praise of the Law), was a scene from a … Continue reading →

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God’s Open Place and Poetry and How to Read Revelation

Posted on December 30, 2016 by Trinity Seasons

20 He brought me out into an open place; * he rescued me because he delighted in me. I have often reflected upon this verse from Psalm 18 because it is one – of many in the psalter – that … Continue reading →

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“Born-again” and small thinking in the loving hands of a very, very big God

Posted on January 19, 2016 by Trinity Seasons

The Holy Spirit paused me at so many points along the way in today’s readings.  With each, I reflected out-loud in my scriptural journal, marveling at the questions and challenges put before me by God’s word. My first stop was … Continue reading →

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Makes me smile

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Trinity Seasons

That was my first reaction to the morning’s psalm.  Before I recognized that it is one of my least favorite psalms, the opening verse just made me smile. 1 My heart overflows with a goodly theme; It is one of … Continue reading →

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For You

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Trinity Seasons

This video of a sermon from a series on living WITH GOD was shared with me today from a follower of this blog.  I am sharing it with and for you because it captures about everything I’ve ever considered or … Continue reading →

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Season of listening…My story, His Glory

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Trinity Seasons

Lectionary Readings:  AM Psalm 102; PM Psalm 107:1-32 Mal. 3:1-12; James 5:7-12; Luke 18:1-8 Paused at these verses: Psalm 102: 14 For your servants hold its stones dear, and have pity on its dust. Malachi 3: 5 Then I will … Continue reading →

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