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Psalm 23: For You Are With Me
Psalm 23, one of the psalms set for this evening, is probably the most known passages of scripture. It is known across religions, and has often made its way into popular culture. It is almost always prayed together at a… Continue reading
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Psalm 73: How Can God Know?
The psalm set for this evening is the one direct before the psalm set for last night. Sometimes I wonder what logic there is in the arrangement of the Daily Office, but this one seem clear. Whereas last night’s psalm,… Continue reading
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Psalm 74: Remember Your Congregation
For the most part, when reading the Psalms with regularity and intention, it becomes obvious that there are certain patterns that most of the psalms follow. There are the psalms that express never-failing confidence in God and God alone. There… Continue reading
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Psalm 119:73-96: Your Law is My Delight
In the massive beast that is Psalm 119, this evening’s psalms sets apart three stanzas. Being an acrostic poem, Psalm 119 not only follows the flow of the Hebrew alphabet, within each stanza, each line starts with the letter as… Continue reading
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Psalm 68: God will Shatter the Heads of His Enemies
One thing is certain about this evening’s psalm: no one fully understands it. There are textual difficulties, there are translation difficulties, and anyone who tries, it seems, struggles to find a category within which to place Psalm 68. It is… Continue reading
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Psalm 65: By Awesome Deeds You Answer Us
This evening’s psalm is one that recalls all the ways in which God provides. Continue reading
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Psalm 138: You Increased my Strength of Soul
The psalm set for this evening’s prayers is a psalm of thanksgiving; it is an individual psalmist who offers her thanks before God for all the ways in which God has been continually present throughout her life. Psalm 138 is… Continue reading
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Psalm 51: You Desire Truth
Throughout the our lives, people of faith pray a variety of prayers; some are big, some are small, some are easy, some are difficult, and some ask things of God or of ourselves that if we fully understood, we wouldn’t… Continue reading
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Psalm 46: Be Still and Know
As I write this, I am sipping dye in wait for a large machine to tell me to be still and to hold my breath while I get yet another CT scan. It’s time, of course. Even though Not Cancer… Continue reading
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Psalm 49: The Fate of the Foolhardy
After last’s night celebration and praise break, this evening’s psalm, Psalm 49 brings us back to face the complexity of the issue of death in the face of power and wealth. In the middle of this psalm is a riddle.… Continue reading
Calling & Clarity
The Rev. Becca Kello is an Episcopal priest living and serving in Lexington, Kentucky. She often finds God’s presence in nature while hiking or out playing with her dogs, Coakley and Oliver. She is passionate about the intersections of faith and justice, and all sorts of discernment that leads to a clarity of calling.
Becca Kello 