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Remember the days when it seemed that everyone went to church—and participated in Sunday school? When reporting attendance, my home church also used to record the number of Bible chapters each class had read during the previous week. The youth would often read a lot of scripture in an effort to have more chapters than […]

Focus Prepare yourself to discern what is and what is not of God today. Still yourself so you can hear how God is calling you. Read Psalm 130 (NRSV) Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD. Lord, hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications! If […]

Focus As you quiet yourself for this brief time, be willing to be open to God, however that may take place. Read Isaiah 43:8-13 (NRSV) Bring forth the people who are blind, yet have eyes, who are deaf, yet have ears! Let all the nations gather together, and let the peoples assemble. Who among them […]

Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for peace at this time. Read 2 Kings 5:1-14 (NRSV) Naaman, commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man and in high favor with his master, because by him the Lord had given […]

Focus Stop and thank God for being present with you today. Ask for God’s guidance as you hear God’s voice through scripture and the writer. Read Matthew 15:21-28 (NRSV) Jesus left that place and went away to the district of Tyre and Sidon. Just then a Canaanite woman from that region came out and started […]

Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read Matthew 14:34-36 (NRSV) When they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret. After the people of that place recognized him, they sent word throughout the region and brought all who […]

Focus Pay attention to the tension in your body. Let go of it and any expectations to do anything, but God’s will today. Prepare yourself to hear God’s word. Read Psalm 133 (NRSV) How very good and pleasant it is when kindred live together in unity! It is like the precious oil on the head, […]

Focus Slow your breathing and become aware of the taking in and letting out of your breath. Focus on putting things aside so you will be open to what God is saying to you today. Read Psalm 67 (NRSV) May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon […]

Focus Prepare yourself to discern what is and what is not of God today. Still yourself so you can hear how God is calling you. Read Job 36:24-33 (NRSV) “Remember to extol his work, of which mortals have sung. All people have looked on it; everyone watches it from far away. Surely God is great, […]

Focus As you quiet yourself for this brief time, be willing to be open to God in whatever way that may take place. Read Genesis 39:1-23 (NRSV) Now Joseph was taken down to Egypt, and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had brought […]