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I Am Not, But HE Is
"I Am." It is such a simple and profound and mind-boggling truth: literally everything in our world will change or fade away except our God. Only He is ever-present and...
Signs of Grace
What a gift we have to be children of a loving God who knows us so well. How often we desire a sign from our Lord. We don’t want to...
I Choose Lord
When Jesus is speaking to the crowds, or His disciples, or His close group of Apostles, so often I think, what does that mean?? And the Gospel makes clear that...
Go, And Do Not Sin Again
In case you were wondering, I was named for the Susanna in the chapter 8 of Saint Luke’s Gospel, but from my earliest consciousness of the book of Daniel, I...
Have Mercy On Me, O God
The Psalm sung today is one of the seven penitential psalms. The penitential psalms are great to pray and meditate upon especially during Lent as throughout this period of the...
A Conversion of Heart
Whenever I read this Gospel, I can feel the tension and chaos as the Pharisees argue about Jesus. Our Lord was speaking remarkable words and performing amazing miracles. People’s lives...
An Inconvenient Lent
Lent is so inconvenient. More prayer, more penance. Less feasting, less indulgence. Honestly, I’m tired and cranky and selfish—and Lent brings all of these to the forefront. It is my...
Obeying in Trust
Promises. Covenants. A whole history of promises from generation to generation. “I will establish your descendants forever . . . . My steadfast love I will keep for him for...
Seeking God's Will
"I have answered you . . . . I have helped you . . . . I will not forget you[.] " -Words of God the Father in Isaiah, telling...
Quench Your Thirst
I’m spent. I come to the Lord to pray but I have nothing to offer. The tiredness seeps deep into my bones. I’ve spent all day listening to the chatter...
Heal Us, Jesus
I have to confess, dear reader, that I've put off writing today's devotional as long as I possibly could. I will blame it on writer's block, but the truth is...
Looking Dark
It’s the fourth Sunday of Lent. By now, it’s often getting a bit tedious for me. The Lenten practices I took up with such fervor have started to feel a...
