By Lamplight

Genevieve Glen, OSB, is a contemplative nun of the Abbey of St. Walburga in northern Colorado. She is a retreat director, composer of hymn texts, poet, and essayist. She writes regularly on prayer and Scripture for Give Us This Day and is the author of Sauntering Through Scripture: A Book of Reflections published by Give Us This Day.

Contents
Introduction: Reading by Lamplight 11

PASSAGES AND PEOPLE
Open the Door 14
The Measure of Love 16
Stay at Home 18
Blessed Are They Who Mourn 20
God’s Vocabulary 23
Jesus’ Not-So-Hidden Years 25
Landscapes of Hope 29
The Gift of a Stone 33
Sheep and Goats: Taking Another Look 37
Anna 40
Good News 43
Who? 46
Way Will Open 49
The Folly of Solomon 53
Us and Them 57
Here I Am . . . But Who Are You? 61
Voice and Word 63
Surely Not I, Lord? 65
A Different Desert 68
Suffer Many Tribulations? 70
Honey from the Rock 72

PRAYERS AND PSALMS
Seat of Wisdom 78
Psalm 63: Prayer Before the Blessed Sacrament 80
Holy Door 82
Confiteor: We Confess 84
Prayer for the Preparation of the Bread 86
The Eucharistic Doxology: A Prepositional Spirituality 89
Star of the Sea 91

ADVENT AND CHRISTMAS
Look to the Light: The First Sunday of Advent 96
Psalm 46: An Advent Prayer for Quiet 98
St. Joseph and the Puritans 100
Come, Lord Jesus 104
Glory to God in the Highest 106
Psalm 1: A Baptismal Prayer for a New Year and a New Start 109

LENT AND EASTER
Ash Wednesday: Opening Prayer 112
On Not Wanting to Wake Up 114
On Becoming a Blessing 117
The Wisdom of the Moths 121
Strength for the Cross 124
The Donkey’s Story: Palm Sunday 127
Behold the Lamb of God: Holy Thursday 131
Tasting Dust: Good Friday 133
The Silence of the Word: Holy Saturday 135
The Easter Journey to Emmaus 138
Resurrection Step by Step 141
Easter Unseen 145
The Divine Mercy: What Mary Knew 148

References 151