>How beautifully this morning's sun shone into our home, glowing in amber patches on the refrigerator, a living-room chair, and even the front door!Perhaps it struck me so much because I had just read Psalm 37, whose beginning includes these encouraging verses:Trust in the LORD and do good;dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.Delight yourself … Continue reading >Dwelling in the Land

>The Psalms contain much comfort and encouragement. Today I wanted to share these gems from Psalm 36:How precious is your steadfast love, O God!The children of mankind take refugein the shadow of your wings.They feast on the abundance of your house,and you give them drinkfrom the river of your delights.For with you is the fountain … Continue reading >Drinking from God’s river of delights

>After Psalm 34's middle section directed toward children (but applicable for all ages), the stellar Psalmist turns the focus back to the deliverance that was the focus in the first part of the Psalm. Psalm 34 is one of David's many Psalms. A paragraph before the Psalm notes: "Of David, when he changed his behavior … Continue reading >Meditation Marathon, Psalm 34:15-22

>Even though it's been a week since my last "Meditation Marathon" post on Psalm 34, there are still some priceless gems than need to be mined.The first two blog posts focused on the gems found in verses 1-10, but verses 11-22 contain some of the most encouraging comfort found in the precious wealth of the … Continue reading >Meditation Marathon, Psalm 34:11-14

>The Lord continues to impress his truths from Psalm 34 on my mind. This is the Psalm that contains those well-known words: "Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good!" (verse 8).Tasting and seeing involves two senses. A valuable writing insight I learned from Jeanette Windle in a seminar she taught at the 2008 … Continue reading >Meditation Marathon, Psalm 34:4-10

>For the last few days, I've been mining riches from Psalm 34 in a meditation marathon.In God's providence, a good friend led a Bible study this week and was struck by several verses that she emailed me: from Psalm 34.And in the votive silence of this morning's early communion with God, his revealed truth filled … Continue reading >Meditation Marathon, Psalm 34:1-3

>Coming out of this morning's votive silence, I could blog about a great overnight "winter getaway" with my husband, the beauty and dedication of Olympic sports, singing a new song, or God's corporate justice and mercy.This winter has been long for everyone, but perhaps especially for someone who makes his living delivering mail on miles … Continue reading >Winter, Olympics, and Psalm 33

>Psalm 30 is a psalm of David that was sung at the dedication of the temple. Picture the people of Israel, singing this beautiful Psalm written by their beloved King David--who had longed to build the temple and long prepared for its building--but who was no longer with them. The desire of David's heart was … Continue reading >Mourning to Dancing; Morning to Joy

>Psalm 27 is that beautiful Psalm that begins:The LORD is my light and my salvation;Whom shall I fear?The LORD is the stronghold of my life:of whom shall I be afraid?Verse 4 says:One thing have I asked of the LORD,that will I seek after;that I may dwell in the house of the LORD,all the days of … Continue reading >Light in the Land of the Living