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Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read Matthew 15:1-9 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition The Tradition of the Elders 15 Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said, 2 “Why do your disciples break the tradition of the […]

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 Leviticus 26:34-46 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 34 “Then the land shall enjoy[a] its Sabbath years as long as it lies desolate, while you are […]

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 Psalm 119:1-8 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition Psalm 119 The Glories of God’s Law 1 Happy are those whose […]

Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for peace at this time. Read John 8:12-30 New International Version Dispute Over Jesus’ Testimony 12 When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will […]

Brittany Jane Evans Meyers, 23, of Vicksburg, Mississippi, formerly of Dover, Arkansas, died of cancer January 16, 2023. Brittany grew up in the Dover Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Arkansas Presbytery).

The Chattanooga Music Club will host a program of barbershop harmony featuring the Scenic City Chorus – the Chattanooga Chapter of Sweet Adelines International. This concert will be held Sunday, February 12, 2023, at 3 p.m. at First Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1505 N. Moore Road, Chattanooga, Tennessee. The program is free and open to the […]

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 2 Corinthians 4:1-12 New International Version Present Weakness and Resurrection Life 4 Therefore, since through God’s mercy we have this ministry, we do not lose heart. 2 Rather, we have renounced secret and […]

Ruth Richmond Harrison, 96, of Daviess County, Kentucky, died January 27, 2023. She attended the now defunct Mt. Pleasant Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Owensboro Presbytery) in Utica, Kentucky, for about 50 years. The church was next door to her home in southern Daviess County. She was an elder.

Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read Romans 11:2-10 New International Version 2 God did not reject his people, whom he foreknew. Don’t you know what Scripture says in the passage about Elijah—how he appealed to God against Israel: 3 “Lord, they have killed […]

SYRIA AND TURKEY EARTHQUAKE We have all seen the devastation caused by the Earthquake in Syria and Turkey. The Cumberland Presbyterian Church does not have missionaries or mission work in that part of the world. However, there are reputable organizations we can suggest you support if you feel inclined to help. Samaritan’s Purse will soon […]