Advertising assaults of buy and buy and buy still more drain my strength.

Cold weather and gray skies drain my strength.

Searching for a garage door opener drains my strength.

Watching the suffering of Ukrainian people drains my strength.

Living in a world often far from the values of the Lord drains my strength.

So I ask the Lord for an infusion of strength, because God makes his people strong.

Then I discover peace paired with strength, because God gives his people peace.

Which reminds me of The Prince of Peace, our bringer of strength, our giver of peace. The one we venerate this season.

Amen, come Lord Jesus.

Psalm 29 in reading the Bible cover to cover in 2022

Photo by Scott Rodgerson