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Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for peace at this time. Read Exodus 24:1-8 (NRSV) Then he said to Moses, “Come up to the LORD, you and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, and worship at a distance. Moses […]

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 John 11:45-57 (NRSV) Many of the Jews therefore, who had come with Mary and had seen what Jesus did, believed in him. But some of them went to the […]

Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read 2 Corinthians 5:17-21 (NRSV) So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new! All this is from God, who reconciled […]

Focus Pay attention to the tension in your body. Let go of it and any expectations to do anything other than God’s will today. Prepare yourself to hear God’s word. Read 1 Peter 2:4-10 (NRSV) Come to him, a living stone, though rejected by mortals yet chosen and precious in God’s sight, and like living […]

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 Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20 (NRSV) Then God spoke all these words: I am the LORD your God, who brought […]

Focus Relax and clear your head. Listen for the voice of God. What is God saying to you today? Read John 7:40-52 (NRSV) When they heard these words, some in the crowd said, “This is really the prophet.” Others said, “This is the Messiah.” But some asked, “Surely the Messiah does not come from Galilee, […]

Focus Take time to rest in the comfort of the Lord today. Read Psalm 80:7-15 (NRSV) Restore us, O God of hosts; let your face shine, that we may be saved. You brought a vine out of Egypt; you drove out the nations and planted it. You cleared the ground for it; it took deep […]

Focus Turn off your cell phone, TV, or radio. Listen to the silence that is around you. Listen for God to speak to you. Read Colossians 2:16-23 (NRSV) Therefore do not let anyone condemn you in matters of food and drink or of observing festivals, new moons, or sabbaths. These are only a shadow of […]

Focus Be still and rest in the Lord. Read Judges 16:23-31 (NRSV) Now the lords of the Philistines gathered to offer a great sacrifice to their god Dagon, and to rejoice; for they said, “Our god has given Samson our enemy into our hand.” When the people saw him, they praised their god; for they […]

Focus Take a few minutes to push the “pause” button on whatever is going on around you and be still with God. Read Judges 16:1-22 (NRSV) Once Samson went to Gaza, where he saw a prostitute and went in to her. The Gazites were told, “Samson has come here.” So they circled around and lay […]