“How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of hosts! My soul longs, indeed, it faints for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh...

“[Those gathered in the synagogue] were astounded at his teaching, for he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.”...

“For God alone my soul waits in silence, for my hope is from him.” (Psalm 62:5, NRSV) Every day comes with distractions, and it's only...