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Garland Richard Turner, 81, of Belvidere, Tennessee, died August 12, 2021. He was a dedicated member of Harmony Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Murfreesboro Presbytery) in Winchester, Tennessee, where he served as an elder, youth leader, and Sunday School Superintendent.

Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read John 12:1-8 New Revised Standard Version 12 Six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany, the home of Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. 2 There they gave a dinner for him. […]

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 Psalm 37:3-5 New Revised Standard Version 3 Trust in the Lord, and do good;    so you will live in the land, and enjoy security.4 Take delight in the Lord,    and […]

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 John 6:1-14 New Revised Standard Version 6 After this Jesus went to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, […]

Focus There are times when expected promises are threatened with interruption. If those promises are the ones you have made to another, it impacts your honor. Think of a time that a promise you made became threatened, and then read below when David’s promise became threatened. Read 1 Kings 1:1-11 (selected verses) 1 King David […]

Focus What are your plans today? Think on the many ways those plans have been changed by the events of the day. Now, put frustration, anger, and disappointment away for a few moments and read the words about King David in his days. Read 1 Kings 1:1-11 (selected verses) 1 King David was old and […]

Reflect In one of the most familiar stories in the Old Testament, the story of Joseph and his brothers, we see what happens when a parent favors one child over the others. The reason itself does not matter—the fact that the brothers witness their father’s greater love for Joseph simply because he is the son […]

Focus Pause for a moment and think about something you own. Contemplate on the concept, the principles involved that makes something you possess. Then think about yourself as the object of another’s possession. Read John 6:35-40 Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and […]

Focus Be at peace, and take a moment to reflect on ways God has turned the tables of your misfortune to good. Let God be exalted. Read Psalm 57: 5-11 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens. Let your glory be over all the earth. They set a net for my steps; my soul was […]

Focus Take a deep breath; reflect calmly to discover what we might hold tight within us that needs to be given over to God, who has wisdom beyond our understanding. Read Psalm 57:1-3 Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me, for in you my soul takes refuge;in the shadow of your wings […]