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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 Psalm 6 O Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger, or discipline me in your wrath. Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am languishing; O Lord, heal me, for […]

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Be gracious in your speech.  The goal is to bring out the best in others in a conversation, not put them down, not cut them out.  (Colossians 4:6 -The Message). This scripture comes to mind as I reflect on a recent (June 18,2020) ZOOM forum, “Can you hear me now?  Listening to […]

In 2 Timothy 4:1-8, Paul speaks to Timothy about faith—firm belief or complete trust. He speaks about giving careful instruction against the time when people gather those about them to say what they want to hear. Paul seems to need his friends and his things about him. He speaks of those who deserted him and […]

Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read Psalm 114 When Israel went out from Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language, Judah became God’s sanctuary, Israel his dominion. The sea looked and fled; Jordan turned […]

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 116:12-19 (NRSV) What shall I return to the Lord for all his bounty to me? I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of […]

Focus As you quiet yourself for this brief time, be willing to be open to God, however that may take place. Read 1 Peter 1:8-12 (NRSV) Although you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and rejoice with an indescribable and glorious […]

Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for peace at this time. Read Jonah 2:1-10 (NRSV) Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the belly of the fish, saying, “I called to the Lord out of my distress, and he answered me; out […]

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 Jonah 1:1-6 (NRSV) 1 Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai, saying, 2 “Go at once to Nineveh, that great city, and cry out […]

The Reverend William Howard Perkins, Sr. (Cumberland Presbytery), 86, of Central City, Kentucky, died Wednesday, June 17, 2020. He was a retired Cumberland Presbyterian minister and a retired teacher from the Central City, Kentucky, school system. William was born January 13, 1934, in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, to Stewart Henry Perkins and Carrie Maranda Bratton. He […]

Focus Relax and clear your head. Listen for the voice of God. What is God saying to you today? Read Hebrews 2:5-9 Easy-to-Read Version (ERV) God did not choose angels to be the rulers over the new world that was coming. That future world is the world we have been talking about. It is written […]