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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 John 14:26-27 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 26 But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you […]

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 Luke 18:9-14 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 9 He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves […]

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 Romans 8:28 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 28 We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose. Reflect […]

Focus As you quiet yourself for this brief time, be willing to be open to God in whatever way that may take place. Read Exodus 23:1-9 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 23 “You shall not spread a false report. You shall not join hands with the wicked to act as a malicious witness. 2 You shall not […]

Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for peace at this time. Read Matthew 6:25-34 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 25 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your body, what you […]

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 Luke 10:1-5 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 10 After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him in pairs to every town and place where […]

The Stated Meeting of Presbytery del Cristo met in Odessa, Texas at St. Andrew Cumberland Presbyterian Church August 11 – 12, 2022. Moderator Rev. Justin Richter called the meeting to order Thursday evening.  After the Roll Call and the excusing of absences, the visiting guests, Rev. T. J. Malinoski representing the Missions Ministry Team of […]

The 300,000 to 500,000 estimated children who work in agriculture are the least protected workforce in the US by law. Labor laws protect and prevent children from working in factories or offices but allow children as young as 12 to legally work unlimited hours on farms outside of school with parental permission. Child labor is […]

Margaret Irene Truehardt Kyser, 102, of Georgetown, Texas, died July 1, 2022. She was born September 8, 1919, in Bell County near Holland, Texas, in the Vilas community but lived most of her life in Austin. Margaret was a member and elder of First Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Austin, Texas, until it closed in 2018. […]

Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read Galatians 4:1-7 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 4 My point is this: heirs, as long as they are minors, are no better than those who are enslaved, though they are the owners […]