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The Reverend Dr. Paul C. Collins, 86, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, died February 23, 2023. He was an honorably retired member of Presbytery del Cristo. Paul was born in Chicago, Illinois, on July 15, 1936. He attended Judson University in Elgin, Illinois, and graduated in 1960 with a Bachelor of Arts in theology and history. […]

Focus As you quiet yourself for this brief time, be willing to be open to God in whatever way that may take place. Read 1 Chronicles 16:28-34 28 Ascribe to the LORD, O families of the peoples, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength. 29 Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; bring […]

Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for peace at this time. Read Psalm 119:9-16 9 How can young people keep their way pure? By guarding it according to your word. 10 With my whole heart I seek you; do not let me stray from […]

Focus As you quiet yourself for this brief time, be willing to be open to God in whatever way that may take place. Read Jonah 3:1-10 1 Then the word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time: 2 “Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message I give […]

Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for peace at this time. Read Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 ​1 “Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in […]

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 Romans 11:1-6 ​1 I ask then: Did God reject his people? By no means! I am an Israelite myself, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin. 2 […]

Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read Acts 7:30-34 30 “After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to Moses in the flames of a burning bush in the desert near Mount Sinai. 31 When he saw this, he […]

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 2 Peter 1:16-21 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition Eyewitnesses of Christ’s Glory 16 For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made […]

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 Mark 9:9-13 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition The Coming of Elijah 9 As they were coming down the mountain, […]

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 Exodus 19:19-25 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 19 As the blast of the trumpet grew louder and louder, Moses would speak and God would answer him in thunder. 20 When the Lord descended […]