Scripture “Return to your rest, my soul, for the Lord has been good to you.For you, Lord, have delivered me from death,my eyes from tears,my feet from stumbling.”Psalm 116:7–8 Reflection Psalm 116 reads like a testimony spoken after the storm has passed. It is one of my favorite storms because it reminds me that I can sing this song before the storm goes away. Before God rescues, these true things about God remain true.  The psalmist looks back and names…

Scripture “Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord!     O Lord, hear my voice!Let your ears be attentive    to the voice of my pleas for mercy! I wait for the Lord, my soul waits,    and in his word I hope; my soul waits for the Lord    more than watchmen for the morning,    more than watchmen for the morning. O Israel, hope in the Lord!    For with the Lord there is steadfast love,   …

Scripture “For his anger lasts only a moment,but his favor, a lifetime.Weeping may stay overnight,but there is joy in the morning.”Psalm 30:5 (CSB) Reflection Night has a way of telling the truth. In the quiet hours, when the house is still, when distractions fade, when sleep will not come, I have found myself deep inside my sorrow. Why is it that the dark, the nighttime, is when we often feel sorrow more sharply? Grief speaks louder. Worries replay themselves. Loss…

Scripture “Rest in God alone, my soul,for my hope comes from him. He alone is my rock and my salvation,my stronghold; I will not be shaken.My salvation and glory depend on God,my strong rock. My refuge is in God. Trust in him at all times, you people;pour out your hearts before him.God is our refuge.” Psalm 62:5-8 CSB Reflection By the fourth week of Lent, many of us find ourselves in the uncomfortable middle. We all know the feeling of…